Conducting a survey over early- to mid-July, Japan Rubber Weekly asked 158 Japanese manufacturers of rubber and resin products about…...
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Yokohama Rubber, AIST, ADMAT Develop System for High-Yield Butadiene Production from Bioethanol
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has carried out joint R&D efforts with two academic partners to develop a catalyst system…...
New SRIJ President Mikihito Takenaka Looks to Tighten International Bonds
Kyoto University Professor Mikihito Takenaka recently took up the mantle of president at the Society of Rubber Science and Technology,…...
Yokohama Rubber Receives Supplier Award from Subaru in US
Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC), a U.S. sales subsidiary of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101), recently announced that it has received…...
Toyo Tires Becomes Fourth Major Japanese Tire Company to Raise Prices in Response to Distribution Costs
Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) has announced that it will be raising prices on domestic aftermarket tire shipments from Aug. 1…...
Michelin, GM Work Together to Develop Prototype Airless Tire
Michelin Group and General Motors Co. (GM) recently announced that they have developed the Michelin Uptis Prototype, a new generation…...
