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Toyo Tires Provides Electric Carts Fitted with Airless Tires for Expo 2025

on May 1, 2025 in Tires

Toyo Tires is providing electric carts equipped with airless tires under development as a participating supplier for the Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai. To support the expo’s organizers, staff, and stakeholders in reducing travel time and improving efficiency within the venue, the company is supplying electric cart vehicles fitted with maintenance-free airless tires called “noair.” Five carts are provided for the mobility...

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Sumitomo Rubber Artificial Turf Selected for Sumitomo Pavilion at Expo 2025

on May 1, 2025 in Products

Sumitomo Rubber’s artificial turf Hybrid Turf EVO has been selected for use in the Sumitomo Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai. The adopted artificial turf is a non-filled type that does not use infill materials such as rubber chips or sand. While infill is typically used to provide cushioning, this product achieves cushioning by incorporating weather-resistant and durable polyethylene crimped...

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Lanxess Holds Press Conference on Activities for 2025

on April 30, 2025 in Materials

The Japanese subsidiary of German specialty chemicals manufacturer Lanxess recently announced its 2024 business results and outlook for 2025. For fiscal 2024 results, profitability improved significantly due to higher factory utilization rates and cost reduction measures. Global net sales were down 5.0% year-on-year at 6.37 billion euro ($7.26 billion) due to lower selling prices on lower raw material and energy...

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Sumitomo Riko Breaks Ground for New Office Building at Matsusaka Plant

on April 28, 2025 in Materials

Sumitomo Riko held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new office building at its Matsusaka Plant in Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture. The new office building marks an investment of 1.1 billion yen ($7.64 million), covering an area of 931 square meters with a total floor space of 2,341 square meters. Construction is scheduled to be completed in February 2026, and operations...

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Molten Develops High Damping Laminated Rubber for Construction

on April 25, 2025 in Innovation, Products

Molten Corporation, a manufacturer of rubber parts for athletic balls and automobiles, has developed a high-damping laminated rubber bearing for use in seismic isolation construction, and has obtained ministerial approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for designated building materials under Article 37 of the Building Standards Law. Molten’s MHR1500 high-damping laminated rubber bearing, which was...

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Zeon and Visolis Complete Commercialization Study for Bio-Isoprene Monomers and Sustainable Aviation Fuel

on April 24, 2025 in Industry

Zeon and U.S.-based Visolis have completed a feasibility study for the commercialization of bio-isoprene monomers and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), as outlined in their March 2024 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The companies have decided to move to the next stage, preparing for the construction of production facilities. The production facilities will use intermediate products from Visolis’ fermentation process as raw...

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