With most events being canceled amid the impact of COVID-19, industry players are increasingly looking at efforts to utilize online meeting systems. While many companies in the rubber sector have already been using such technology for the likes of in-house meetings and new employee training, a recent initiative has seen these systems beginning to find use for press conferences as...
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Japanese companies with Chinese bases in the rubber sector look like they will still need some more time to get these bases back to where they were before COVID-19. A survey carried out by Japan Rubber Weekly provided some details here. China is starting to work toward economic recovery, making moves such as lifting the urban lockdown on virus epicenter...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) announced on April 20 that it has been supplying Avid GT tires as OE for two new cars launched by Subaru Corp. (TYO:7270) in North America. Both of these cars – the new-model Legacy sedan and Outback crossover SUV – hit the U.S. and Canadian markets in autumn 2019. Based on the existing Avid tire...
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Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) has concluded a technology licensing agreement with Agilyx Corp., a global plastic recycling company based in Portland, Oregon, for a chemical recycling project involving used polystyrene from Toyo Styrene Co. Ltd., an equity-method investee of Denka. Denka has begun serious planning for the construction of demonstration equipment at its plant in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, that would...
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Achilles Corp. (TYO:5142) has developed what it is calling AM-01, an eco-friendly, soft polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheet made using biomass as part of its raw materials. The sheet has been certified with the Biomass Mark from the Japan Organics Recycling Association (JORA), and Achilles has used the material to launch sales of the world’s first biomass-based desk mat. This new...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that it has started supplying the Dunlop Enasave EC300+ as an OE tire for Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:7201) new Nissan Roox, which launched on March 19. The new Nissan Roox is a “super-height” kei-class wagon that has excellent drivability with class-leading interior space and is equipped with omnidirectional advanced safety technologies. In...
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