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Nitta Expands Sales of Food-Grade Resin Conveyor Belts

on July 31, 2025 in Products

Nitta’s resin belt sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, increased in the high single digits year-on-year, with food-grade products seeing similar revenue growth. The high-performance, all-in-one Wexu and Mexu series belts drove strong sales. The Wexu series, offering resistance to sodium hypochlorite solution, physical shrinkage prevention, heat resistance, antibacterial and antifungal properties, oil resistance, low noise, fray...

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Zeon Develops Hydrophilic Polymer for Winter Tires

on July 30, 2025 in Materials

Zeon has developed Nipol BR1300, a hydrophilic polymer for winter tires, and began commercial production in May at its Tokuyama Plant in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Developed with a polybutadiene rubber backbone, this polymer enhances the affinity of tire rubber materials with water to an unprecedented level....

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Toyoda Gosei Invests in Startup Aiming for Practical Nuclear Fusion Power Generation

on July 30, 2025 in Industry, Innovation

Toyoda Gosei has invested in Helical Fusion, a startup focused on commercializing nuclear fusion power generation, seen as a promising future energy source. Nuclear fusion power generates high-output energy from CO2-free nuclear reactions, using abundant fuel sources like deuterium found in seawater. Considered easier to control than nuclear fission used in traditional nuclear power, it is driving a global race...

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Sumitomo Rubber and NEC Form Strategic Partnership

on July 29, 2025 in Industry

Sumitomo Rubber Industries and NEC Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic partnership aimed at building a globally competitive research and development framework and exploring new business opportunities. The collaboration seeks to transform traditional R&D approaches in manufacturing, address societal challenges, and create new core businesses. The two companies have previously collaborated, notably in 2022, when they...

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Bridgestone Introduces First-Ever Studless Tire with Enliten Technology

on July 28, 2025 in Tires

Bridgestone will launch a new premium studless tire for passenger vehicles, the Blizzak WZ-1, starting in September 2025, available in 119 sizes. This tire introduces Bridgestone’s Enliten technology to studless tires for the first time, delivering what the company calls “unrivaled” ice performance and high performance across all road surfaces while contributing to sustainability, making it a “next-generation Blizzak.” Enliten,...

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Kato Office Thrives Importing and Selling High-Performance Taiwanese Machines

on July 25, 2025 in Products

Kato Office, the exclusive Japan distributor for the Taiwanese manufacturers Kneader Machinery and Jing Day Machinery Industrial, has earned strong praise for importing and selling their products while providing comprehensive service support. Kneader Machinery, established in 1981, is Taiwan’s leading manufacturer of kneader equipment, producing over 100 units annually, including pressurized kneaders, kneader mixers, and twin-shaft open kneaders, as well...

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