Amid weak movement in rubber overall, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp.’s (TYO:3407) solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S–SBR) business has found relatively robust…...
Interviews
Fuel-efficient Tire Manufacturers in Japan: Report (Part 2)
Continuing on from “Fuel-Efficient Tire Manufacturers in Japan: Report (Part 1),” we are looking at what individual tire manufacturers are…...
Fuel-efficient Tire Manufacturers in Japan: Report (Part 1)
The Japanese tire labeling system for defining fuel-efficient tires began in January 2010 as a voluntary industry standard, covering rolling…...
Yokohama Rubber Returns to Super Formula Racing After 20 Years – Special Report
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is supplying one-make tires for Super Formula, which just kicked off the 2016 season. In…...
Rubber Industry Feels Impact of Kumamoto Earthquakes – Special Report
Rubber manufacturers in the Japanese prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita have been greatly affected by a recent string of earthquakes…...
Update on Yokohama Rubber’s Tire Business in China – Special Interview
Amidst an economic slowdown in the Chinese market, tire sales for Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) have risen by double…...
