Yokohama Rubber has begun deliveries of Advan V51 tires for new vehicle installation (OE) on Nissan’s Elgrand minivan, which has been partially upgraded to improved specifications. The Advan V51 is a high-performance tire from the company’s top-of-the-line Advan series brand. Installed on the Elgrand this time, it achieves a high level of quietness suitable for the minivan through special tuning...
Toyo Tires reported net sales of 350.43 billion yen ($2.56 billion), up 23.9 percent year-on-year, operating income of 31.39 billion yen, down 20.9 percent, ordinary income of 45.29 million yen, up 8.4 percent, and net income of 44.77 billion yen, up 55.1 percent, for the nine months (January-September) of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. Operating income saw increases...
Sanyo Trading, a raw materials trading company, has acquired ISCC PLUS certification, an international certification system for sustainable products. ISCC PLUS certified products include Perstorp polyols, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, and dipentaerythritol (environmentally friendly grade). The ISCC PLUS certification enables the company to handle ISCC PLUS certified products worldwide, including outside the EU. The company has positioned sustainability initiatives as a key...
Sumitomo Riko has signed a joint development agreement with LanzaTech, a U.S. biotechnology company with carbon capture and conversion technologies, for the transition to a circular economy for rubber, resin, and urethane wastes. Through this initiative, both parties will establish new technologies and accelerate efforts to realize a sustainable society, including carbon neutrality and circular economy. Sumitomo Riko provides a...
Yokohama Rubber has begun deliveries of its Advan dB V552 as original equipment (OE) tire for use on Honda’s new SUV ZR-V, which will be released in Japan and overseas. The tire size is 225/55R18 98H. The Advan dB V552 is a premium comfort tire developed based on the concept of unprecedented quietness that changes the atmosphere inside the car....
Bridgestone Americas has announced the expansion of its San José plant in Costa Rica, aiming to increase production capacity for passenger car and light truck tires. The investment decision is worth $250 million and will increase the plant’s production capacity by 2026 by 36 percent, from 11,000 tires to 15,000 tires per day, while creating 160 new jobs and contributing...
