Factors such as automobile tire production and carbon black imports have a major impact on Japan’s carbon black industry. Last…...
Interviews
Chinese Rubber Industry Slows in 2015, Looks to Bounce Back
The Chinese rubber industry experienced its greatest annual slowdown ever in 2015, with one of the industry’s leading products, tires,…...
CRIA’s Fan Outlines Path for China’s Rubber Industry to Become Major Power
The Chinese rubber industry must boost productivity, alternative energy use and strive for digitization if it is to reach its…...
Bridgestone Director on Cutting-edge Automation Technology – Interview
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is looking at leveraging Japan’s forte of manufacturing and rolling out its technology on a global scale, says…...
Asahi Kasei’s Strategy for Synthetic Rubber Operations
Amid weak movement in rubber overall, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp.’s (TYO:3407) solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S–SBR) business has found relatively robust…...
Fuel-efficient Tire Manufacturers in Japan: Report (Part 2)
Continuing on from “Fuel-Efficient Tire Manufacturers in Japan: Report (Part 1),” we are looking at what individual tire manufacturers are…...
