Major raw material supplier Kato Sansho Co. Ltd. has been enjoying strong international sales of late, achieving 50 billion yen ($444.6 million) in annual sales for the first time in three years. The company has seen growth in its sales of materials for automotive parts, with automakers themselves riding a robust market. Additionally, the company has been getting increased sales...
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) held its annual distributor meeting in Kobe on April 21. The company’s fifth to date, the meeting had an attendance of 89 members from across Japan. In addition to welcoming representatives from the company’s 60 key distributors, the event had in attendance 17 members from Bando Chemical, including President Mitsutaka Yoshii and other executives. Also...
Daiki Rubber Industry Co. Ltd., Japan’s first manufacturer of rubber lining, has been an industry leader since the company’s establishment in 1930. President Chisei Murayama recently set aside some time for an interview with Japan Rubbery Weekly to talk about the rubber lining industry’s current performance, internationalization and more. Discussing Daiki Rubber’s performance within the rubber lining market, Murayama said...
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) recently announced SZ-20 Phase III, a new medium-term management plan covering the four fiscal years from 2017 to 2020. The plan sets a target for consolidated net sales of at least 500 billion yen ($4.47 billion) in fiscal 2020. Zeon expects that two businesses, elastomers and advanced functional materials, will each account for 250 billion yen of...
Shin-Etsu Polymer (TYO:7970) recently gave details of its business performance for the fiscal year ending March 2017. The company, which manufactures products for silicone rubber molding and value-added resin treatment, made 73,979,000,000 yen ($663.79 million) in sales, down 1.4 percent from last year; 5,511,000,000 yen in operating profit, up 34.4 percent; 5,934,000,000 yen in ordinary profit, up 30.9 percent; and...
Du Pont-Toray Co. Ltd. has established the Kevlar Technical Center, a technical facility for Kevlar aramid fiber used in tires and rubber. The center is located within Toray Industries Inc.’s (TYO:3402) Tokai Plant. For the first year of operation, the center has been outfitted with such equipment as state-of-the-art dipping machines to deal with consecutive double dipping and heat treatment...
