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...
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. has released its business results for fiscal 2021, revealing growth in both revenue and income. The company’s sales revenue reached 93.74 billion yen, up 15.2 percent year-on-year; and its core operating income came to 5.88 billion yen, up 19.1 percent. Taking a deeper look at the results, Bando Chemical’s auto parts business saw its sales revenue...
Lanxess AG exhibited at the Tire Technology Expo that was held in Hanover, Germany, over May 18–20. The company took the opportunity to show off a range of products, including its highly versatile and sustainable vulcanization bladders for tire production. Specifically on display here were permanently coated vulcanization bladders under Lanxess’s Rhenotype brand. These bladders not only provide a long...
Inoac Corp. has succeeded in the domestic development of PE-Lite AB-100F, a plant-based polyolefin foam with a biomass content of at least 25 percent. The new foam was developed in response to a range of social issues, including marine pollution by microplastics, the drying up of petroleum and fossil resources, and issues relating to waste disposal. By using a raw...
