The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has announced that the total sales value of rubber products for January-June totaled 1.256 trillion yen ($8.53 billion), up 12.0% from the same period last year. The situation, however, was somewhat mixed by product, and the increase was not overwhelming. In addition, price hikes led to a divergence in sales value from...
Toyoda Gosei has developed a system that uses AI to automate the calculation of truck loading capacity in order to improve transportation efficiency during product delivery, and has begun operating the system at its Miyoshi Distribution Center in Miyoshi City, Aichi Prefecture. The system is expected to reduce the number of truck trips by approximately 4,400 per year, leading to...
Bridgestone will introduce tires incorporating its Enliten product design platform technology for the first time in motorsports at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2023 (BWSC), the world’s premier solar car race to be held this year in Australia from October 22-29. The ccompany will supply tires for 35 of the 43 teams in the 2023 race. Enliten is a product...
Toyo Tires will install a mega solar power generation system with a capacity of 14 MW at its tire plant Toyo Tyre Malaysia (TTM) in Perak, Malaysia. In order to reduce CO2 emissions, TTM will install the largest mega solar system in Perak on a 96,000 square meter space on the roof of the plant building. Following the successful completion...
Yokohama Rubber and the Surat Thani Branch of the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) in June held a seminar for natural rubber farmers in Thailand to improve the quality and productivity of natural rubber. The event was attended by 50 farmers in Surat Thani district. It was well received by the participants, who were provided with 250 kilograms of fertilizer...
Mitsui Chemicals will increase the production capacity of Takelac PUD polyurethane dispersion to meet the growing demand for mono-material food wrapping materials due to the increasing need for environmental friendliness. Specifically, Mitsui Chemicals MC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui Chemicals, will add PUD production facilities to its Shimizu Plant. This is expected to approximately double Japanese domestic production capacity....
