by Yasuhiko Shimizu, Chief Editor E-media Ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), a synthetic rubber used in products including automobile…...
Market Background
Cheaper Raw Materials Help Tire Manufacturers Increase Profit (Part 2)
The price of Japanese-made naphtha, an indicator of synthetic rubber prices, was 47,200 yen ($380) per kiloliter for the third…...
Cheaper Raw Materials Help Tire Manufacturers Increase Profit (Part 1)
In the first three quarters of 2015 (January–September), consolidated financial results for four Japanese tire manufacturers—Bridgestone Corp., Sumitomo Rubber Industries…...
Retread Tires Expected to Reach 30% of Market
The logistics industry, the main source of demand for truck and bus radial tires (TBRs), now faces a range of…...
Old Toyo Rubber Tires Turn Into a Lion
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. set up a “Tire+Art” themed booth at the Tokyo Design Week 2015. The booth…...
Conveyor Belt Production up to August Has Been Strong
Production volume of rubber belts for conveyors is on the rise. According to statistics by the Japan Belting Manufacturers Association,…...
