Bridgestone Tire Solutions Japan, a Bridgestone Group company, held on September 5 the 1st National Solution Engineer Contest and the 13th National Skills Grand Prix at the West Japan General Exhibition Center in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The Solution Engineer Contest is a competition for solution proposals to transportation companies. The contest was newly established to further strengthen the ability...
Lanxess and Save the Children Japan in August held the Global Environment and Eco-Experiment Classroom for children to learn about the global environment and science while having fun. This year, two programs were held for children in Yamada-machi, Iwate Prefecture, and Tokyo. This year marked the 10th year of the program, which began in 2014 in collaboration with Lanxess and...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has announced that the total sales value of rubber products for January-June totaled 1.256 trillion yen ($8.53 billion), up 12.0% from the same period last year. The situation, however, was somewhat mixed by product, and the increase was not overwhelming. In addition, price hikes led to a divergence in sales value from...
Yokohama Rubber and the Surat Thani Branch of the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) in June held a seminar for natural rubber farmers in Thailand to improve the quality and productivity of natural rubber. The event was attended by 50 farmers in Surat Thani district. It was well received by the participants, who were provided with 250 kilograms of fertilizer...
The four major Japanese tire makers have reported their first-half (January-June) results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. All four companies achieved record-high sales, driven by a weak yen and a recovery in sales of tires for new vehicles. Moreover, Bridgestone, Sumitomo Rubber and Toyo Tires secured higher operating income (adjusted operating income for Bridgestone, and operating income...
The Nagase Group, of which plastic hose and pipe manufacturer Totaku Industries is a member, has set the resolution of social and environmental issues and globalization as a key issue, and as a specific goal to address climate change, aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 37% from the 2013 level by 2025 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. As part...
