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Yokohama Rubber to Sponsor JEGT Grand Prix e-Motorsports Event

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it is set to sponsor Japan’s biggest e-motorsports event, the Autobacs JEGT Grand Prix 2021 Series. While individual matches under the JEGT Grand Prix started on Sept. 6, the main category for this season will be the team battles, which are set to head into preliminary rounds on Oct. 2. Teams that...

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Nitta Wins Award From SAMPE Japan for Innovative Compounding Technology

Nitta Corp. (TYO:5186) has received a product and technology award for its Namd project as part of the 2020 SAMPE Awards from SAMPE Japan, the Japanese arm of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Based in the U.S., SAMPE focuses primarily on technologies relating to materials, their processing and their application, aiming here to contribute...

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Tokai Carbon Subsidiary to Receive French Government Grant as Part of National Recovery Plan

Tokai Cobex Savoie SAS, a French subsidiary of carbon black manufacturer Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. (TYO:5301), has been selected to receive a grant from the French government as part of its national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP). As part of the NRRP – an initiative designed to help France recover from the impact of COVID-19 – the French government issued...

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Toyoda Gosei Invests in Thermoelectric Power Startup

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) recently announced its investment last month in E-ThermoGentek Co. Ltd., a startup with proprietary technology for thermoelectric power generation. With the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, Toyoda Gosei is striving to adopt the latest energy-saving equipment and machinery, as well as ramp up its use of renewable energy. And as part of this,...

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Yokohama Rubber Revises Procurement Policy for Sustainable Natural Rubber

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it has revised its Procurement Policy for Sustainable Natural Rubber. The revision incorporates the policy framework approved at the second general meeting of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) held in September 2020 into the company’s procurement policy, reaffirming Yokohama Rubber’s commitment to achieving a higher level of sustainability in...

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Yokohama Rubber Plans Japanese Launch for New Eco-Friendly Tire With Broad Compatibility

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it is planning a staged domestic launch of the BluEarth-Es ES32, a standard tire that offers excellent fuel efficiency and economy, starting Oct. 1. The tire will be offered in a total of 92 sizes – ranging from 245/40R19 94W to 135/80R12 68S – and will be compatible with a wide selection...

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