Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it will transfer the company’s Hamatite business to Sika AG, a Swiss-based…...
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Toyoda Gosei UK Moves to End Production
Toyoda Gosei UK Ltd. (TGUK), a local subsidiary of Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282), is planning to end its production…...
Riken, Yokohama Rubber and Zeon Develop Technology for Bio-Production of Butadiene
The Bio-monomer Production Laboratory has developed a new, world-first technology able to efficiently create butadiene from biomass. Consisting of members…...
Bridgestone Completes Sale of Firestone Building Products
Bridgestone Americas Inc. has completed the process of selling subsidiary Firestone Building Products Co. LLC (FSBP) to LafargeHolcim Ltd. The…...
Major Rubber Companies Carry Out Much Smaller Spring Recruitment Drive for 2021
Japan Rubber Weekly recently surveyed Japan’s major rubber companies and their affiliates about their spring recruitment efforts for 2021. Among…...
Bridgestone Plants Hand Out Local Awards for Children’s Eco-Art Contest
Bridgestone Corp.’s (TYO:5108) Tochigi and Nasu plants are striving to reward participation in the company’s 18th Bridgestone Children’s Eco-Art Contest…....

