Toyo Tires and its U.S. tire sales subsidiary Toyo Tire U.S.A. will supply its Open Country series pickup truck and SUV tires to the three teams competing in the 55th Score Baja 500 to be held in Baja California, Mexico, from May 31 to June 4....
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Sumitomo Rubber Delivers 4WD Model Tires for Delica Mini
Sumitomo Rubber has begun deliveries of Dunlop Enasave EC300+ tires for use on new 4WD models of Mitsubishi Motors’ Delica Mini, which went on sale in May. The tire size is 165/60R15 77H. The new Delica Mini is a light super high wagon that inherits the one and only world view of the Delica minivan, which has been taking off...
Report: Rubber Companies’ Business Results for Fiscal 2023
The business results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, for rubber and resin-related companies are now available, and among the 31 companies, 14 companies, or nearly half, achieved a record high in either net sales, operating income, ordinary income, or net income. It can be said that many of the companies posted solid performance growth, but automobile production,...
Tosoh to Make Decision on CR Capacity Expansion Within Fiscal Year
Tosoh will make a decision on the expansion of its chloroprene rubber (CR) plant, which the company is currently considering, within the current fiscal year, company president Mamoru Kuwada said at a management briefing meeting held on May 24. The company is considering increasing the capacity of its Nanyo Complex (Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture), which currently produces 37,000 tons per...
Tosoh Compatibilizer Adopted as Recycling Aid for Kao Products
Tosoh said it has developed Mersen S, an effective compatibilizer for material recycling of composite plastics such as multilayer films. The product is a special EVA resin with excellent compatibility with a wide range of resins and is used as a recycling aid for composite films. In an initiative with Kao Corporation, a major consumer goods chemical manufacturer, it was...
Market Report: Rubber Sheets Showing Signs of Recovery in January-March
Shipment volume of rubber sheets (plates) may be showing signs of recovery: after falling 10.2% year-on-year in 2022 according to data compiled by the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association, shipments turned positive in the January-March period of 2023, rising 1.6% year-on-year to 4,242 tons. Although automobile production did not fully recover in 2022 and was affected by inventory adjustments of parts,...
