Showa Glove will in September release the Nitrist Pink 100-pack as a new addition to its Nitrist series of nitrile rubber use-up gloves. The thickness is a versatile 0.08 mm, and four sizes (SS, S, M, L, LL) will be available. The new product is being launched in response to the fact that color-coded zoning is often used to prevent...
News
Yokohama Rubber Makes Donation to Disaster Rescue Dog Network
The Yokohama Magokoro Fund – an employee-backed charity fund at Yokohama Rubber – has made a donation to support the activities of the Disaster Rescue Dog Network, a Japanese NPO that trains rescue dogs and carries out joint drills with rescue teams. Yokohama Rubber itself is also matching the donation from this employee fund, making for a total donation of...
Toyoda Gosei Produces Lightweight Containers Made of CNF Reinforced Plastics
Toyoda Gosei has produced lightweight product transport containers made of cellulose nanofiber (CNF) reinforced plastic, which was developed for use in vehicle interior and exterior parts. The material is five times stronger than steel but only one-fifth the weight. The company will accumulate actual results in the field with a view to adopting the technology for automotive parts. CNF reinforced...
Michelin Japan Enters Logistics Partnership With Yamato Transport
Michelin Tire Japan and Yamato Transport signed a lead logistics partnership agreement on September 14 to rebuild Michelin’s smooth and robust logistics system in Japan. The partnership aims to transform Michelin’s entire supply chain and optimize its logistics and inventory to reduce future total logistics costs and shipping lead times to further improve customer satisfaction. This joint project will build...
Toyo Tire Holds Contest to Improve Technical Services Through Competition
Toyo Tire held the third Truck and Bus Tire Work Contest at Niigata Toyo Nagaoka Shinseisan Office on September 8-9. It was the first time the contest took place in three years after being canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The common themes of the contest were equalization of work procedures, improvement of service personnel’s work...
Mitsui & Co. Partners With Canadian Firm to Create Recycling JV for Mining Tires
Mitsui & Co. formed a basic agreement last month that is set to see it establish a mining tire recycling business alongside Kal Tire, a major tire service provider based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. A shareholder agreement was also reached last month. The new business will take scrap tires piled up at mining sites and use thermal conversion technology...
