While demand for automotive-related products has declined, demand for civil engineering and construction has remained strong. Steady progress in civil…...
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Rubber Sheets: Market Trends, Industry Voices – Part 1
Shipment volume of rubber sheets (plates) is declining. According to statistics compiled by the Japan Rubber Industry Association, shipments from…...
Bridgestone to Move Some Aircraft Retread Tire Production From China to Thailand
Bridgestone is set to consolidate part of its aircraft retread tire production facilities in Asia. As part of this move,…...
Shikoku Plans New Facilities for Insoluble Sulfur, a Key Raw Material for Radial Tires
Shikoku Chemicals is set to build new facilities for insoluble sulfur at its Marugame Plant in Marugame, Kagawa. Construction here…...
EPDM Rubber Trends: Mitsui Chemicals
Mitsui Chemicals’ ethylene-propylene rubber (EPDM) plant operations remained at a high level in fiscal 2021. In the first half of…...
Michelin Promotes Sustainable Natural Rubber Cultivation and Forest Conservation
Michelin has become the sole owner of Royal Lestari Utama (RLU) after purchasing the 51 percent of the joint venture…...
