Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. (TYO:5301) has clarified its plans for pursuing sustainable efforts in the form of tire waste recycling. In a broad sense, Japan’s largest manufacturer of carbon black noted two key ways in which the industry can contribute to the recycling of used tires. The first of these, the company said, is the production of recycled carbon, while...
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Ube Group Sets New 2030 Environmental Targets, Including 50% Cut to Emissions
The Ube Group, which runs operations for synthetic rubber and more, recently announced that it has revised its environmental targets for fiscal 2030. New targets announced by the company here include a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to fiscal 2013 levels, as well as the metric of having at least 60 percent of consolidated net sales come...
Toyo Tires to Sponsor 2022 Sanriku Fireworks Festival
Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) is set to sponsor the 2022 Sanriku Fireworks Festival, which will be held in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, on April 29 and October 8. The Sanriku Fireworks Festival is an event that was started by volunteers from the Sanriku Coast – an area hit hard by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011 – in the hope of...
Sumitomo Rubber Launches New Racing Kart Tire Compatible With Electric Karts
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently launched a new racing kart tire, the Dunlop KE-1. Compatible with not only regular but also electric karts, the KE-1 provides a good balance of steering stability, grip and long life. Available since April 1, the tire comes in two sizes and has open pricing. With the push for carbon neutrality now making its...
Zeon Transitions Four Production Sites to Getting 100% of Energy From Renewables
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) recently announced that it has had four of its domestic production bases – the Takaoka Plant, Himi Futagami Plant, Tsuruga Plant and Tokuyama Plant – switch their energy procurement over to 100 percent renewable energy as of April 1. Further, the company has agreed to the purchase of carbon-neutral LNG at its Takaoka Plant, as well as...
Special Report: Prices Rise on Flood of Rubber-Related Products & Raw Materials
With raw material prices, logistics expenses, utility costs and more continuing to surge, companies are going about hiking prices on a range of rubber-related products and raw materials. Various price rises reported by Japan Rubber Weekly from January through early April – as well as the subsequent increases in all sorts of costs – are impacting not only broader society...
