Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is set to raise its prices starting April 1 for synthetic rubber, styrenic thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and styrene-based specialty transparent resins. Per-kilogram prices are set to rise by 40 yen ($0.33) for butadiene rubber, oil-extended styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR) and non-oil-extended SBR. Meanwhile, there will be a 60 yen price hike for styrenic TPEs, hydrogenated styrenic TPEs...
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Sumitomo Rubber Employees to Donate 14.7M Yen Across 56 Organizations
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has announced that the Sumitomo Rubber CSR Fund, which is funded by employee volunteers, will donate a total of 14.7 million yen ($120,465) across 56 organizations this year. The Sumitomo Rubber CSR Fund provides support to NPOs and volunteer organizations working on the likes of environmental conservation, disaster support, traffic safety and local issues, with...
Sumitomo Rubber Develops Technology to Estimate Tire Wear Using Tire-Generated Power
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) announced last year that – working in conjunction with Kansai University – it had developed an energy harvester capable of generating power from a tire’s rotation and then supplying it to a sensor fitted in the tire’s periphery, all without the need for a battery. Now the tire manufacturer has taken its efforts here one...
Yokohama Rubber to Stop Russian Production of Passenger Car Tires
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) announced on March 18 that it will be gradually drawing production to a halt at LLC Yokohama RPZ, a Russian subsidiary that manufactures passenger car tires. The company cited issues with raw materials procurement as being behind its decision here. Commenting further, Yokohama Rubber said that it hopes for the current situation between Russia and...
Bridgestone Set to Launch Water-Repellent Golf Balls
Bridgestone Corp.’s (TYO:5108) golf business is planning an April 15 launch for the Tour B JGR Splash, a golf ball with new functionality. The ball takes the design of the existing Tour B JGR – which has met with good reviews for its role in maximizing the carry of amateur golfers – and adds the benefit of water repellency. While...
Zeon Plans HNBR Production Increase at Takaoka Plant
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) is looking to boost production capacity for its Zetpol series of hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR). Plans here are to remove bottlenecks from the production facilities of Zeon’s Takaoka Plant in Toyama. This is set to provide a roughly 10 percent capacity increase to the plant’s 4,000-ton annual capacity. Efforts toward this end will begin this autumn, when...
