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…...
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Zeon Hit by Sluggish Specialty Rubber Markets in Asia
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205), a major manufacturer of specialty synthetic rubber, has reported that net sales for the company’s elastomer materials…...
Tosoh Announces Mid-term Business Plans Through FY 2017
President of chemical manufacturer Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042), Toshinori Yamamoto, has announced the company’s mid-term business plans through to the end…...
Elastomix’s Overseas Strategy in the Rubber Refining Industry – Thailand, Indonesia
JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) affiliate Elastomix (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Thailand’s largest domestic rubber manufacturer and refiner, is increasing capacity at its…...
Elastomix’s Overseas Strategy in the Rubber Refining Industry – China
Elastomix Co. Ltd., the largest manufacturer and refiner of rubber in Japan and majority-owned by JSR Corp. (TYO:4185), predicts there…...
Shin-Etsu Polymer Achieves Three Straight Years of Sales And Profit Growth
Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd. (TYO:7970) has posted 75 billion yen (US $6.87 billion) of sales for the year through the…...
