Tigers Polymer Corp. (TYO:4231), a major manufacturer of automotive rubber components and plastic hoses for home appliances and civil engineering,…...
Interviews
Inside View: Tokai Carbon’s Take on Japan’s Carbon Black Industry
Factors such as automobile tire production and carbon black imports have a major impact on Japan’s carbon black industry. Last…...
Chinese Rubber Industry Slows in 2015, Looks to Bounce Back
The Chinese rubber industry experienced its greatest annual slowdown ever in 2015, with one of the industry’s leading products, tires,…...
CRIA’s Fan Outlines Path for China’s Rubber Industry to Become Major Power
The Chinese rubber industry must boost productivity, alternative energy use and strive for digitization if it is to reach its…...
Bridgestone Director on Cutting-edge Automation Technology – Interview
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is looking at leveraging Japan’s forte of manufacturing and rolling out its technology on a global scale, says…...
Asahi Kasei’s Strategy for Synthetic Rubber Operations
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…...
