Factors such as automobile tire production and carbon black imports have a major impact on Japan’s carbon black industry. Last…...
Materials
Amid Global Stagnation, Tosoh’s CR Business Finds Opportunities in India
Chemical manufacturer Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) saw a slight year-on-year decline through March of this year on the sales volume of…...
Toyo Tires Joins IRSG Initiative for Sustainable Natural Rubber
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5105) has made the voluntary declaration that it is on board with, and will…...
Tokyo City University Develops New Seismic Isolation Rubber
A research team at Tokyo City University has succeeded in developing a new seismic isolation rubber for use in new…...
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…...
