Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) recently announced that it has started to introduce carbon-neutral city gas supplied by Toho Gas Co. Ltd. (TYO:9533) to its facilities earlier this month. This comes as Sumitomo Riko’s first such initiative, with the company aiming to help bring about a sustainable society through the adoption of cleaner energy. The city gas introduced here sees...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has announced that it is set to establish Yokohama Tyre Sales Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. as a Malaysian JV for tire sales on Jan. 1, 2022. The JV will be formed with YHI International Ltd. (YHI) – the exclusive distributor of Yokohama tires in Southeast Asia – and its subsidiary YHI (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (YHIM), which...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it has started supplying its BluEarth RV-02, BluEarth-Van RY55 and Job RY52 tires as OE for the new-model Nissan Caravan, which Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7201) launched this October. BluEarth is a global tire brand offered by Yokohama Rubber with a focus on tire solutions that are friendly to the environment, people...
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has seen its Monilife vital data monitoring equipment picked up for use in 9H Sleep Fitscan, a sleep analysis service offered by Tokyo-based capsule hotel operator Nine Hours Inc. The service launched earlier this month at a capsule hotel operated by Nine Hours in Tokyo. Monilife takes the form of a piezoelectric sensor based on...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently held its 11th Bridgestone Group Total Quality Management (TQM) Conference, serving to highlight various examples of innovative activities that local group members have taken to improve their operations. This conference provides an opportunity for the Bridgestone Group – which touts the mission of “Serving Society with Superior Quality” – to share examples of innovative improvement activities...
Bridgestone Mining Solutions Australia Pty. Ltd., a group company of Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108), has acquired Otraco International Pty. Ltd., an Australian provider of off-road tire solutions for mining equipment. Valued at AU$79 million ($56.62 million), the acquisition from Downer EDI Ltd. was completed on Dec. 1 following regulatory approvals and the fulfillment of other such requirements. Otraco has skilled tire...
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