Consumption of new-rubber for industrial use in Japan is expected to increase 3 percent year-on-year in 2017, according to the…...
Market Background
Synthetic Rubber Production Regresses Into Negative Territory for September 2016
Total production volume of synthetic rubber fell 9.6 percent year-on-year for the month of September 2016, dropping to 128,830 tons,…...
2017 Forecast: JATMA Expects Steady Automobile Tire Demand to Continue
The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) has announced its 2016 estimates for domestic demand of automobile tires, together with…...
Tire and Tire Tube Production Up Slightly to 94,000 Tons for October
Production of automobile tires and tire tubes was 93,934 tons in terms of rubber volume for October, up 0.7 percent…...
Carbon Black Shipments Down 1.3% for October
Carbon black shipments totalled 50,624 tons in October, down 1.3 percent year-on-year, according to data compiled by the Japanese Carbon…...
Rubber Hose Production Down 1.4% to 3,126 Tons for September
Rubber hose production fell 1.4 percent year-on-year to 3,126 tons in terms of new-rubber volume in September, while the value…...
