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Bridgestone Recognized for Aiding Toyota’s Efforts Toward “Making Ever-Better Cars”

on June 5, 2020 in Industry

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that it has received two awards from Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203): the Technology & Development Award and the Superior Value Improvement Award. The Technology & Development Award is given out to suppliers who have managed to advance manufacturing by way of innovative technologies. Meanwhile, the Superior Value Improvement Award recognizes supplier attitudes and achievements with...

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Bridgestone’s Masahiro Higashi Named as New JATMA Chairman

on June 1, 2020 in Industry, Tires

The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) appointed a new chairman and vice chairman at its annual general meeting on May 26, 2020. Masahiro Higashi of Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has replaced Takashi Shimizu of Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) as chairman, while Masataka Yamaishi of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has taken over from Bridgestone’s Akihiro Eto as vice chairman. This...

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JSR Forms Comprehensive Tie-up With Tokyo University’s Department of Physics

on May 27, 2020 in Industry

JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) recently announced that it has formed a comprehensive collaboration with the Department of Physics at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Science. Joint research here started up on April 1. The first initiative under the tie-up is to establish a collaborative research base for bringing together physics and chemistry. Named the “JSR–UTokyo Collaboration Hub, CURIE,” this...

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Mitsui Chemicals, Nagoya University Begin Joint Development of Reusable 3D-Printed Mask

on May 22, 2020 in Industry, Innovation

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) has teamed up with Professor Katsutoshi Hori of the Graduate School of Engineering at Nagoya University and Friend Microbe Inc., a venture stemming from Nagoya University, to start development for a reusable 3D-printed mask. The greatest feature of this new mask promises to be virus-blocking capabilities while also offering reusability. This is achieved with a reusable...

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Bridgestone Looks to Expand European Sales Network by Acquiring Germany’s Reiff

on May 20, 2020 in Industry, Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) subsidiary Bridgestone Europe NV/SA recently announced that it has concluded a final agreement to acquire Reiff Reifen und Autotechnik GmbH, a supplier of automotive services including tire sales in southern Germany. The agreement was concluded on May 1; the amount paid for the acquisition has not yet been revealed. Reiff controls a retail network of 42 tire...

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Michelin Partners With Swedish Company to Develop Recycling Technology for Used Tires

on May 12, 2020 in Industry, Tires

The Michelin Group is partnering with Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB (Enviro), a Swedish-based tire recycling company, on a large-scale project to develop and commercialize pyrolysis technology for the recycling of used tires. Pyrolysis is a method of chemically breaking down organic compounds through rapid heating. This then allows for the formation of new products which the treated organic compound did...

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