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Bridgestone Begins AirFree Demonstration in Founding City

on November 28, 2025 in Industry, Tires

Bridgestone has signed a partnership agreement with Kurume City, where the company was founded, to conduct demonstration tests of its next-generation “AirFree” tire, which requires no air inflation. A signing ceremony was held the same day at Kurume City Hall, where both parties confirmed their commitment to accelerating the social implementation of new mobility technologies that support local communities. AirFree...

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Market Report: Rubber Gloves

on November 25, 2025 in Industry

Industrial gloves are used to protect workers in environments that require countermeasures against chemical handling, static electricity, and cut-related accidents, as well as in factory production lines. Demand has been stable. Among them, cut-resistant gloves are playing a particularly strong leading role. These gloves incorporate special materials and cut-resistant fibers, protecting hands during tasks involving blades and other sharp tools....

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NOK Signs Management Integration Agreement with Eagle Industry

on November 19, 2025 in Industry

NOK Corporation and Eagle Industry announced on November 10 that their respective boards of directors had approved a management integration agreement through a joint share transfer. Under the plan, the two companies will establish a joint holding company, NOK Group, on October 1, 2026, which will become the wholly owning parent company of both firms. The integration is subject to...

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Market Report: Resin Hose Demand on Uptrend

on November 18, 2025 in Industry

There are emerging signs of recovery in the previously stagnant demand for resin hoses. As automobile production remains stable, the flow of goods has gradually resumed, and demand for hoses used in machinery and equipment at production sites has started to pick up, albeit modestly. In addition, demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, an area that was expected to grow significantly...

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Zeon Invests in Taiwanese Startup Developing SWCNT Conductive Paste for Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries

on November 7, 2025 in Industry

Zeon has announced an investment in Sino Applied Technology (SiAT), a Taiwan-based startup developing conductive paste using single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. The investment follows a basic agreement signed in May between the two companies. Under the partnership, Zeon will support SiAT’s plan to expand production capacity for its SWCNT-based conductive paste and will collaborate on joint...

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Sumitomo Electric to Make Sumitomo Riko Wholly Owned Subsidiary

on November 5, 2025 in Industry

Sumitomo Electric Industries announced that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held on October 30, resolved to make its consolidated subsidiary Sumitomo Riko Company Limited a wholly owned subsidiary through a tender offer. The tender offer price has been set at 2,600 yen ($16.89) per share, with a total acquisition value of approximately 133.3 billion yen. The offer period...

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