JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) has announced that it will be raising prices on synthetic rubber and emulsion products set to be delivered from July 1 onward. This is being applied to products manufactured at the company’s domestic Japanese plants, with prices raised by at least 20 yen ($0.19) per kilogram for both synthetic rubber and emulsion products. The extra revenue obtained...
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Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has announced that in response to the tough business conditions brought about by the novel coronavirus, it will reduce its compensation for corporate officers. This will extend to all executives responsible for management – including those stationed overseas – but will exclude overseas business executives who are also serving as executives in Japan. The reduced pay will...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it has started supplying BluEarth-FE AE30 tires as OE for the new Daihatsu Taft, a kei-class light vehicle that launched in Japan on June 10. These are being supplied in the size of 165/65R15 81S. The BluEarth-FE AE30 is a fuel-efficient standard tire under the BluEarth series, which is themed around making...
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Bridgestone Sports Co. Ltd. and wholly-owned subsidiary Bridgestone Sports Sales Japan Co. Ltd. have decided to withdraw from operations for tennis-related sporting goods at the end of 2020. Following its full-fledged entry into the tennis goods business in 1984, Bridgestone has been designing, manufacturing and selling tennis products in Japan, primarily under the Bridgestone brand. The company has also served...
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Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is supplying its Battlax Racing Street RS11 tires as OE for the 2020 models of Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:7272) YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M super sports bikes, which the automaker unveiled on May 28. A flagship model in Bridgestone’s lineup of road-legal sports tires, the Battlax Racing Street RS11 was designed to provide sporty performance on public roads....
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Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) and Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (JAL; TYO:9201) recently announced that as of May, they have used tire wear prediction technologies to start up a more accurate, systematic program for aircraft tire replacement. This is being targeted toward use on the aircraft of J-Air Corp., a JAL subsidiary that operates regional routes for the JAL Group out of...
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