Both publicly listed and private rubber manufacturers in Japan held ceremonies on April 3 to welcome their new employees. Japan…...
Industry
Zeon, Sumitomo Chemical S-SBR Joint Venture to Commence Operations in April
ZS Elastomers Co. Ltd. (ZSE), a solution styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) joint venture between Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) and Sumitomo Chemical Co…....
Rubber Unions Demand Average Wage Hike of 1.89%
Member unions of the Japan Rubber Workers Union Confederation (JRWUC) have submitted their wage demands at the group’s annual spring…...
Sumitomo Chemical Nears Completion of Saudi EPDM Plant
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) and Saudi Aramco have been moving forward somewhat more slowly than anticipated with the ethylene…...
Construction Machinery High-Pressure Hoses Ride Upward Momentum in Demand
Demand is bouncing back for high-pressure hoses used in construction machinery and machine tools, coming against a backdrop of increased…...
Firestone Building Products to Buy Gaco Western
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) said that its U.S. subsidiary Firestone Building Products Co. LLC has reached a definitive agreement to buy…...
