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....
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Bridgestone to Increase Passenger Car and Light Truck Tire Production Capacity at San José Plant
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...
Achilles Reports 12% Sales Growth in First Half
Achilles reported financial results for the first half (April – September) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, with net sales of 40.8 billion yen ($292.85 million), up 12.0 percent year-on-year; an operating loss of 102 million yen (a profit of 608 million yen in the previous year); ordinary income of 489 million yen, down 42.8 percent; and net...
Sumitomo Rubber President Participates in the Association of Male Leaders to Accelerate the Advancement of Shining Women
Sumitomo Rubber President Satoru Yamamoto participated in the Association of Male Leaders to Accelerate the Advancement of Shining Women (Secretariat: Cabinet Office). While deepening his network with male leaders from various industries across Japan, he will accelerate the company’s efforts to promote gender equality and women’s activities. The Men’s Leaders’ Group is a gathering of corporate executives and others to...
Sumitomo Rubber Receives Gold Award in Pride Index 2022 for LGBTQ+ Initiatives
Sumitomo Rubber has received the Gold award in the Pride Index 2022, an evaluation index for LGBTQ+ and other sexual minority initiatives at companies and organizations. In order to embody “Our Philosophy,” the company has positioned diversity and inclusion (D&I) as a priority management issue. It has implemented a number of measures to realize a workplace where diverse attributes and...
Mitsui Chemicals Opens Digital Science Lab
Mitsui Chemicals will open in its Sodegaura Center a new research building – named the Digital Science Lab – to accelerate R&D digital transformation (DX) based on digital science that integrates computational science, data science and high-performance computing. The investment will be approximately 5 billion yen ($35.35 million), with construction scheduled to begin in June 2023 and slated to be...
