Shipment values of construction equipment are forecast at 1.855 trillion yen ($18.283 billion) in fiscal 2017, on a par with…...
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Carbon Black Shipping Volume Down 3% for June
Shipping volume for carbon black in June was 49,414 tons in June according to the Japanese Carbon Black Association. That…...
Zeon and Sumitomo Chemical Look at Consolidating S-SBR Businesses
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) and Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) have reached a basic agreement to begin looking into the consolidation…...
Sales Rise for Food Machinery Made with Belts, Hoses and Tubes
Many rubber and plastics companies exhibited at Fooma Japan, the four-day international food machinery and technology exhibition held at Tokyo…...
Resin Conveyor Belts Experience Strong Demand in Japanese Food Industry
Light-duty resin conveyor belts are trending well at present in terms of both production and shipment, due to robust sales…...
Nikka Shoko to Recycle Rubber into Civil Engineering Materials
Nikka Shoko (Japan) Co. Ltd. will establish a new recycling and engineering affiliate in early fall to recycle rubber products…...
