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Spring 2025 New Graduate Hires Up 1%, Salaries Rise: Rubber Firms

Japan Rubber Weekly conducted a survey targeting rubber-related companies regarding their Spring 2025 New Graduate Recruitment Status. The total number of new graduates hired for spring 2025 by the 24 responding companies was 1,154, surpassing the 1,141 hires from the same companies in 2024 by 13 individuals, or a 1.1% increase. Of the 24 companies, 13 increased their hiring compared...

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Sumitomo Riko Targets 2020s Deployment of Battery Cooling Plates and Inter-Cell Insulation

With the anticipated increase in demand for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the future, Sumitomo Riko is advancing the development of battery-related products. The company is proposing battery cooling plates and inter-cell thermal insulation materials to automakers, aiming for practical application in the 2020s. The battery cooling plate, named the Cool Fit Plate, is a developmental product that contributes to...

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Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030: Toyo Tires

Japan Rubber Weekly – Gomu Hochi Shimbun in Japanese – is commemorating its 3,000th weekly print newspaper issue with a special report on Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030. This article takes a closer look at Toyo Tires. Toyo Tires has set a target in its medium-term business plan, Mid-Term ’21, to achieve a sales composition ratio of...

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Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030: Yokohama Rubber

Japan Rubber Weekly – Gomu Hochi Shimbun in Japanese – is commemorating its 3,000th weekly print newspaper issue with a special report on Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030. This article takes a closer look at Yokohama Rubber. Yokohama Rubber has been advancing the expansion of its industrial products business in recent years under a strategy to align...

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Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030: Sumitomo Rubber

Japan Rubber Weekly – Gomu Hochi Shimbun in Japanese – is commemorating its 3,000th weekly print newspaper issue with a special report on Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030. This article takes a closer look at Sumitomo Rubber. Sumitomo Rubber’s Synchro Weather is a next-generation all-season tire equipped with a proprietary technology called Active Tread, which allows the...

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Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030: Bridgestone

Japan Rubber Weekly – Gomu Hochi Shimbun in Japanese – is commemorating its 3,000th weekly print newspaper issue with a special report on Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030. This article takes a closer look at Bridgestone. Bridgestone’s product design foundation technology, Enliten, and its supporting manufacturing foundation technology, BCMA (Bridgestone Commonality Modularity Architecture), are two core technologies...

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