Zeon group’s S-SBR production and sales company Zeon Chemicals Singapore (ZCS) has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Shell Eastern Petroleum (Shell) on Oct. 2 regarding the procurement of sustainable butadiene derived from biomass. The company will proceed with studies for production and sales of S-SBR using sustainable butadiene. Zeon has set “promoting a shift to ‘manufacturing’ that achieves...
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Sumitomo Riko’s First Half Results Show Significant Recovery
Sumitomo Riko, a leading supplier of automotive rubber parts such as anti-vibration rubber, posted sales of 255.6 billion yen ($1.76 billion), up 22.7 percent year-on-year, business loss of 894 million yen (102 million yen profit in the same period last year), and quarterly loss of 4.794 billion yen (3.480 billion yen profit in the same period last year) in the...
New Molten Technical Center in Hiroshima Starts Operations
Molten has begun on Nov. 1 operations of its new technical center “molten[the Box]” on the site of the former Hiroshima Nishi Airfield in Kannon Shinmachi, Nishi Ward, Hiroshima City. Construction had started in July 2021. The facility brings together the development bases of Molten’s four businesses, sporting goods, automotive parts, medical and welfare equipment, and marine and industrial goods....
Toyoda Gosei, Denso, Toyota Boshoku Create Concept Model for the Future of Car Passenger Compartments
Toyoda Gosei, Denso and Toyota Boshoku have worked together to create a concept model for the future of automotive passenger compartments. The model is being displayed at b8ta Tokyo-Shibuya over Nov. 1–31 to get feedback on its usability, with users invited to try out a napping support system that lets them sleep for a short period to refresh themselves while...
Bridgestone and Toppan Forms Jointly Develop Next-Generation RFID Tags for Tires
Bridgestone and Toppan Forms have begun joint development of mounting technology for the early practical application of next-generation RFID tags for tires, for which basic studies have been conducted earlier. The joint initiative aims to develop next-generation RFID tags that can communicate accurately from a greater distance and establish technologies for mounting on tires by combining Bridgestone’s tire development and...
Sumitomo Rubber Group and Singaporean Natural Rubber Processor to Resume WWF Pilot Project
Sumitomo Rubber Singapore, a natural rubber procurement company of Sumitomo Rubber Group, and Hok Tong, a natural rubber processing company of natural rubber producer Halcyon Agri (Singapore), held a kick-off ceremony in Jambi, Indonesia, in September to resume the “Traceability and Transparency Pilot Project,” which was temporarily suspended due to a coronavirus outbreak. Sumitomo Rubber Industries has joined the World...
