During a recent update, Nitta’s president Yasunori Ishikiriyama said that the first phase of the company’s medium- to long-term management…...
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Sumitomo Rubber President Yamamoto Reviews 2022, Maps out Initiatives and Policies for 2023
Sumitomo Rubber President Satoru Yamamoto recently looked back on the year 2022 and discussed the company’s EV tires and sensing…...
Bando Chemical Posts First Half Results, Revenue Up But Profit Down on High Raw Material Prices
Bando Chemical’s first half (April-September) results (IFRS) showed revenue of 52.2 billion yen ($378.70 million), up 13.1 percent year-on-year; and…...
Industry Trends: Signs of Recovery in Automotive Rubber Parts Performance
Are we on the way toward a full-fledged recovery in demand? As rubber and plastic product manufacturers continue to announce…...
Dow Chemical Japan to Raise Prices of Polyurethane Raw Materials
Dow Chemical Japan announced on November 9 that it will raise the prices of raw materials for polyurethane starting from…...
Yokohama Rubber Sales up 28.8% in First Half
Yokohama Rubber’s sales increased by 28.8 percent year-on-year to 391.48 billion yen ($2.81 billion) in the first half (January-June) of…...
