The year 2023 was a year in which the rubber industry was greatly affected by the surrounding environment. The easing…...
Industry
Zeon Gives Update on Elastomer Business, ACM Plant in Thailand Increases Operation
Zeon’s elastomer materials business division posted sales of 104.73 billion yen ($730.50 million) in the first half (April-September) of the…...
Bridgestone Teams up With Tohoku University to Develop Innovative Materials
Bridgestone has formed a research and development team with Tohoku University to develop innovative, data-driven materials by utilizing Nanoterrace, a…...
Yokohama Rubber Receives 2023 Defense Structure Improvement Foundation Award
Yokohama Rubber, NEC and Sampa Kogyo received the 2023 Defense Structure Improvement Foundation Award from the Defense Structure Improvement Foundation…...
Japanese Automotive Tire Demand to Remain Flat in 2024: Forecast
The Japan Automotive Tire Manufacturers Association (JATMA) recently announced its forecast for Japanese domestic demand for automotive tires in 2023…...
Report: General-Purpose and Specialty Synthetic Rubbers Remain Sluggish
Synthetic rubber shipments are sluggish and many manufacturers are saying that it will be difficult to achieve a recovery at…...
