While demand for automotive-related products has declined, demand for civil engineering and construction has remained strong. Steady progress in civil…...
Industry
Rubber Sheets: Market Trends, Industry Voices – Part 1
Shipment volume of rubber sheets (plates) is declining. According to statistics compiled by the Japan Rubber Industry Association, shipments from…...
EPDM Rubber Trends: Mitsui Chemicals
Mitsui Chemicals’ ethylene-propylene rubber (EPDM) plant operations remained at a high level in fiscal 2021. In the first half of…...
Michelin Promotes Sustainable Natural Rubber Cultivation and Forest Conservation
Michelin has become the sole owner of Royal Lestari Utama (RLU) after purchasing the 51 percent of the joint venture…...
Denka Says Demand for Chloroprene Rubber to Remain High in FY2022
Denka’s chloroprene rubber (CR) business saw full production and sales in fiscal 2021. Demand inquiries remained strong, and sales for…...
Sumitomo Rubber Succeeds in Experiment to Improve Natural Rubber
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, in collaboration with partners including Tohoku University, Kanazawa University and Saitama University, has succeeded in an experiment…...
