Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) plans to raise its prices for synthetic rubber and synthetic latex beginning with July 1 deliveries. The price of ESBR synthetic rubber is to be increased by 20 yen ($0.15) per kilogram; BR, by 35 yen; NBR and PB, each by 50 yen; and ECO, by 90 yen. The CM price will be revised in accordance with...
The cumulative total number of seismically isolated buildings planned through the end of 2020 in Japan was 5,099, up 151 buildings from the end of the previous year, according to the latest statistics compiled by the Japan Society of Seismic Isolation. Significant increases in such plans were recorded in 2012, the year following the Great East Japan Earthquake, with a...
Kitamura Chemicals Co. Ltd. has launched KcCloud, a cloud service for raw materials and other products produced in China. The free service enables users to search on the cloud for information on Chinese-made raw materials which is unavailable elsewhere on the internet. More than 800 raw materials – including synthetic rubbers, reinforcers, fillers and rubber chemicals – can be searched...
The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) has established a voluntary industry standard for the testing and labeling of low-noise tires. This comes as part of JATMA’s efforts to promote the use of tires that minimize external noise, and will form the basis of a new labeling system set to begin operation in January 2023. JATMA hopes here to help...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that it has signed on to the UN Global Compact (UNGC), being added to the list of participating countries on May 19. One of the world’s largest sustainability initiatives, the UNGC sees the UN come together with companies and other organizations for joint efforts toward building a healthy global society. Those signed on...
Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. has announced plans for a Japanese launch of Michelin QuickScan, a technology for automatically measuring a tire’s remaining tread depth. The QuickScan technology sees magnetic scanners fitted to a road surface to measure tire wear status automatically, instantly and at millimeter accuracy. Data gathered from these scanners is sent to the cloud, from which a...
