Toyo Tire U.S.A. (TTC) has announced that it will be running a booth at the SEMA Show 2022, an event being held in Las Vegas over Nov. 1–4. Organized by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), the SEMA Show is one of the world’s largest trade shows for aftermarket auto parts. And with 70,000 buyers from around the world expected...
Chemical company Denka decided on October 25 at a meeting of its board of directors to transfer its cement sales business to a newly established wholly owned subsidiary, and to transfer all shares of the new company to Taiheiyo Cement. It also resolved to completely withdraw from the limestone mining and cement manufacturing business by the first half of 2025....
NOK, a leading manufacturer of O-rings, announced upward revisions to its second half and full-year earnings forecasts. According to the announcement, the company sees its second half sales forecast to remain largely unchanged from the previous forecast, but expects operating income to increase due to foreign exchange fluctuations and the passing on of selling prices following the sharp rise in...
Bridgestone and the Fire and Disaster Management Research Center of the Fire and Disaster Management College of Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications have jointly researched and developed a tire for ambulances and command vehicles that can continue to run even if it has a flat tire. Demonstration tests have confirmed that this technology can be implemented in society....
Toyo Tires has declared its support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Driven by climate change, recent years have brought a raft of abnormal weather events – including heavy rains and flooding – as well as frequent natural disasters. And this has had an impact on the Toyo Tires Group as well, increasing the...
Mitsui Chemicals has concluded a basic purchase agreement with Shell Eastern Petroleum regarding the procurement of ethylene derived from waste plastics. Following this agreement, Prime Evolue Singapore, a subsidiary of Mitsui Chemicals group company Prime Polymer, will begin efforts to produce chemical-recycled polyethylene derived from waste plastics. Shell’s waste plastic-derived ethylene has obtained ISCC Plus Certification (International Sustainability and Carbon...
