The Japan Automobile Tire Manufacturers Association (JATMA) recently released its 2022 Mid-Year Review of Japanese Automotive Tire Demand. According to the review, the 2022 forecast is expected to be 3 percent up for new vehicle tires when compared to the previous year, flat for after-market vehicle tires, 1 percent up for special vehicle tires and flat for motorcycle tires. The...
Bridgestone’s innovation center B-Innovation, located in the Bridgestone Innovation Park in Tokyo, has received the GOLD certification under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) environmental performance evaluation system. This is the fifth time the company group has acquired this certification globally and the first time in Japan. The LEED certification is a system for evaluating the environmental performance...
Patrick McLeod has taken office on July 1 as Dow Chemical Japan’s new president as well as Chairman and CEO of Dow Toray, the company’s joint venture with Toray. At a recent press conference with former president Eriko Sakurai, MacLeod said that he is honored to be appointed to this position on the 125th anniversary of Dow Chemical in the...
Tosoh will raise the price of all diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) products, a raw material for polyurethane, by more than 50 yen ($0.36) per kilogram beginning with shipments on August 1. The company said that prices of key raw materials for MDI products continue to rise, as well as utility and logistics costs. Under these circumstances, it has come to the...
Bridgestone has invested in Tier IV, a Nagoya-based startup company that develops software for autonomous driving. Tier IV leads the development of Autoware, the world’s first open-source software for autonomous driving. The company also provides various partners with the solutions necessary for the development and operation of self-driving vehicles. Autoware has all of the features needed for designing autonomous driving,...
Ube said that it will raise prices for its polyamide 66 and polyamide 12 resin products, effective for shipments from August 1. Prices will increase by 60 yen ($0.43) per kilogram for polyamide 66 and 140 yen per kilogram for polyamide 12. Polyamide 66 is mainly used for automotive parts, while polyamide 12 sees application in automotive and machine parts....
