The Chinese rubber industry must boost productivity, alternative energy use and strive for digitization if it is to reach its…...
Interviews
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…...
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…...
