Sumitomo Rubber, in collaboration with professors at Tohoku University’s Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, has succeeded in visualizing…...
Industry
Toyoda Gosei Invests in Startup KG Motors
Toyoda Gosei has invested in KG Motors, a startup developing and manufacturing compact battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for single-passenger use…....
Rubber Rolls Report: Steelmaking Rolls Recover Amid Overall Output Slump
Roll production continues to decline. Printing rolls, which account for 30% of the total, remain in a slump due to…...
Japanese Workers Union Confederation Holds 2025 Convention
The Japanese Rubber Workers Union Confederation (Gomu Rengo) held its 21st Regular Convention for 2025 on September 4–5 at Hotel…...
Rubber Hose Production and Shipments Increase in First Half
According to statistics compiled by the Japan Rubber Hose Manufacturers Association based on data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade…...
Sumitomo Rubber Establishes Co-Creation Research Hub at Hokkaido University
In August, Sumitomo Rubber opened a new research hub, the Sumitomo Rubber Innovation Base Sapporo, within Hokkaido University’s Data-driven Research…...

