The downturn in Japan’s automotive industry has had widespread impact among related manufacturing industries. The rubber manufacturing industry, centering on…...
Market Background
Rubber Industry Feels Impact of Kumamoto Earthquakes – Special Report
Rubber manufacturers in the Japanese prefectures of Kumamoto and Oita have been greatly affected by a recent string of earthquakes…...
Rubber Goods Shipments Down 4% in February, Fall for Eight Straight Months
Shipment value of rubber goods in Japan declined in February by 4 percent year-on-year to 179.4 billion yen ($1.61 billion),…...
Amid Limelight on China, Japanese Rubber Industry Quietly Continues Expansion Into Europe
The period since the 1960s has seen a spurt of overseas expansion from Japanese companies involved in the rubber industry…....
JATMA Introduces New Associate Membership System
The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) has revamped its membership system, introducing a new associate membership system as of…...
Japan Rubber Workers Union Confederation Negotiates 1,010 Yen Pay Scale Increase
The settlement results for labor force wages and annual bonuses have started to come out from the “spring offensive” negotiations in…...
