Carbon black manufacturer Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. (TYO:5301) announced on June 26 that it has concluded an agreement to acquire…...
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Mitsubishi Chemical Set to Acquire PVC Compound Business From Welset Plast Extrusions
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. announced on June 21 that it has reached an agreement with Welset Plast Extrusions Pvt. Ltd. of…...
Japan’s Transmission Belt Production Rises 2% Year-on-Year for 2017
The Japan Belting Manufacturers Association recently released statistics showing Japan’s domestic production of transmission belts to have increased 2 percent…...
Sumitomo Riko Starts Construction of New R&D Facility for Anti-Vibration Rubber
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has held a ceremony to formally mark the start of construction on a new R&D…...
Inoac to Roll Out High-Performance Elastomer Developed by US-Based Cooper Standard
Inoac Corp. is poised to launch the new material Fortrex in Japan within this year. A high-performance elastomer developed by…...
Bridgestone Acquires New Jersey-Based Industrial Rubber to Expand Northeastern US Hose Operations
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) announced on June 1 the acquisition of Industrial Rubber Co. through Bridgestone HosePower LLC, a wholly owned…...
