Sumitomo Rubber has used the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility in a joint project to create what it is calling a Tender X-Ray Nanoscope, the world’s first technology able to analyze a substance’s structure and chemical bonds at the nano level. This has then been used to successfully visualize the sulfur compounds employed in lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries. The project comes as...
Toyo Tire will in October reintroduce the Open Country 785 in the Japanese market to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Open Country SUV tire brand in 2023. The release size will be 205R16 110/108N. The Open Country 785 is one of the four Open Country brand tires (Open Country 784, Open Country 785, Open Country 786, Open Country W-11)...
Bridgestone will increase production capacity at its Bahia plant, which produces passenger car and light truck tires in Brazil. To this end, the company will invest approximately 270 million Brazilian reais ($53 million). When combined with the investment amount already announced for a production capacity expansion on July 1, 2021, the total investment amount will be around 970 million Brazilian...
Tokai Carbon announced on Sept. 5 that it intends to build a new plant under consolidated subsidiary Thai Tokai Carbon Product (TCP), located in Sriracha, Thailand. The announcement follows the plan’s approval at a special board meeting earlier that day. First established in 1989, TCP handles the manufacture and sale of carbon black, which is used as a reinforcing material...
Toyo Tire will from September gradually expand the size lineup of its Open Country SUV tire brand, adding new sizes to the Open Country A/T EX and Open Country R/T tire series. The additional sizes this time are 205/65R16 95H for Open Country A/T EX and 165/60R15 77Q for Open Country R/T. The size expansion will include additional sizes featuring...
Toyoda Gosei has opened the Energy Saving Dojo, an educational facility at its Miwa Technical Center, to share energy-saving examples of production processes within the company and eliminate energy waste. The objective is to share good practices with suppliers and others to promote initiatives to reduce carbon emissions throughout the supply chain. The company aims to achieve carbon neutrality in...
