2015 was a year of numerous new materials and material development technologies from tire companies. Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110),…...
Innovation
Bridgestone Develops Technology to Spot Disease in Rubber Trees
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has developed a simple technique for diagnosing white root rot disease. Caused by the plant pathogen Rigidoporus…...
Mitsui Chemicals—High Expectations for New EPDM Grade
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) achieved a strong performance in the first half of fiscal 2015 (April–September) for EPDM (ethylene propylene diene…...
New Bridgestone Tire Identifies Road Conditions
Bridgestone Corp. is the first company in the world to successfully commercialize a technology that identifies road conditions from a…...
Nitta Develops Thin, Lightweight Automatic Tool Changer
Conveyor and transmission belt manufacturer Nitta Corporation is also known for developing signature products in the mechatronics field. The latest…...
Dow Japan Holds Innovation Day
Dow Chemical Japan Ltd. (President: Peter Jennings) held “Dow Japan Innovation Day Tokyo” on November 19 to showcase its latest…...

