A research team at Tokyo City University has succeeded in developing a new seismic isolation rubber for use in new…...
Materials
Production Volume of Synthetic Rubber for March Down 11%
The production volume of synthetic rubber for March was 102,196 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 11.7 percent, according to data…...
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…...
Zeon Hit by Sluggish Specialty Rubber Markets in Asia
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205), a major manufacturer of specialty synthetic rubber, has reported that net sales for the company’s elastomer materials…...
Tosoh Announces Mid-term Business Plans Through FY 2017
President of chemical manufacturer Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042), Toshinori Yamamoto, has announced the company’s mid-term business plans through to the end…...
Elastomix’s Overseas Strategy in the Rubber Refining Industry – Thailand, Indonesia
JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) affiliate Elastomix (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Thailand’s largest domestic rubber manufacturer and refiner, is increasing capacity at its…...
