On April 18, Sumitomo Rubber unveiled a tire manufacturing system that utilizes hydrogen energy and is being tested at the company’s Shirakawa Plant in Fukushima Prefecture. The verification experiment has been adopted as a project subsidized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). At a press conference held on the same day, Sumitomo Rubber president Satoru Yamamoto...
Denka has announced a price increase of more than 30 yen ($0.22) per kilogram for ABS resin, Denka IP, Denka Transparent Polymers and Clearen, effective from May 1 deliveries. The products affected are Denka AS, Denka ABS, Denka chemical resistance ABS SR series, Denka ABS compounds glass-fibre reinforced, sliding, PC alloy, among others, Denka heat-resistant ABS Malecca, Denka IP, Denka...
Nitta has registered to join the 30 by 30 Alliance for Biodiversity, which is working to conserve biodiversity. The alliance was established as a voluntary alliance of the Ministry of the Environment, government, business and NPOs to achieve the 30 by 30 target. 30 by 30 is the G7 2030 Nature Pact agreed at the G7 summit held in the...
Kuraray Plastics has revamped its organizational structure in 2023, shifting from a business unit structure to a cross-functional organization. The new setup consists of a Sales Division, Production Technology Division, and Product Development Division. The Sales Division now comprises five sales departments, including Rubber & Chemicals, Housing Materials, Film & Sheet, Earneston, and New Market Development. The transition to a...
Yokohama Rubber has in January switched all electricity used on the motorsports tire production line at its Mishima Plant to electricity derived from renewable energy sources. With this move, the company will supply tires that contribute to carbon neutrality in various motorsports in Japan and abroad from 2023. The introduced renewable energy power is granted FIT Non-Fossil Certificate with Tracking...
Biomass polypropylene by Mitsui Chemicals’ subsidiary Prime Polymer has been adopted for tableware designed by Kengo Kuma. Mitsui Chemicals has been expanding the use of derivatives (biomass chemicals and biomass plastics) made from biomass naphtha under the Beplayer brand. This time, in a joint project with hide kasuga 1896 that the company is also participating in, the environmentally conscious brand...
