The Ube Group, which runs operations for synthetic rubber and more, recently announced that it has revised its environmental targets for fiscal 2030. New targets announced by the company here include a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to fiscal 2013 levels, as well as the metric of having at least 60 percent of consolidated net sales come...
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Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) is set to sponsor the 2022 Sanriku Fireworks Festival, which will be held in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, on April 29 and October 8. The Sanriku Fireworks Festival is an event that was started by volunteers from the Sanriku Coast – an area hit hard by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011 – in the hope of...
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Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) recently announced that it has had four of its domestic production bases – the Takaoka Plant, Himi Futagami Plant, Tsuruga Plant and Tokuyama Plant – switch their energy procurement over to 100 percent renewable energy as of April 1. Further, the company has agreed to the purchase of carbon-neutral LNG at its Takaoka Plant, as well as...
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With raw material prices, logistics expenses, utility costs and more continuing to surge, companies are going about hiking prices on a range of rubber-related products and raw materials. Various price rises reported by Japan Rubber Weekly from January through early April – as well as the subsequent increases in all sorts of costs – are impacting not only broader society...
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Toyota Group company Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has announced that it will establish a new plant in Guangdong, China, to bolster its production of airbags and steering wheels, which are major products for the manufacturer. The new plant will be established as a branch plant of subsidiary Toyoda Gosei (Foshan) Auto Parts Co. Ltd. With investment set to total...
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Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that it has been selected for inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series for the fourth consecutive year. A widely recognized ESG investment index, the FTSE4Good Index Series was developed by FTSE Russell, a major global index provider that operates as part of the London Stock Exchange Group. The index sees large-scale companies around the world...
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