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Yokohama Rubber Indonesian Subsidiary Gains American Petroleum Institute Certification

on August 30, 2021 in Products

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that PT Yokohama Industrial Products Manufacturing Indonesia (YIID), a production and sales subsidiary for marine products, has been granted API Specification Q1 9th Edition (API Spec Q1) certification by the American Petroleum Institute. API Spec Q1 is an internationally recognized standard that outlines quality management system requirements for organizations in the petroleum, petrochemical...

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Showa Denko to Increase Chloroprene Rubber Prices

on August 27, 2021 in Materials

Showa Denko KK (TYO:4004) announced on Aug. 20 that it intends to increase the selling price of its chloroprene rubber by 42 yen ($0.38) per kilogram, starting with shipments made on Sept. 10. Explaining the price hike, Showa Denko said that the business environment around its chloroprene rubber business has rapidly worsened of late. The company pointed here to tight...

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Shin-Etsu Chemical to Increase Prices of All Silicone Products Worldwide

on August 26, 2021 in Materials

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) is set to raise prices both in Japan and abroad for all silicone products handled by the company’s silicone division. Most prices here will rise by between 10 and 20 percent, although some will increase by even more. The new prices will apply to products shipping from October onward. Shin-Etsu Chemical previously announced price revisions...

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Bridgestone Supplies Fuel-Efficient Ecopia R680 Tires for Popular Nissan Minivan

on August 25, 2021 in Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that it is supplying its Ecopia R680 tires as OE for the Nissan NV200 Vanette. The NV200 Vanette finds use across a wide range of fields, including business, daily use and leisure, and is well regarded for the convenience it offers. Focused on providing next-level sustainability and mobility, the Ecopia R680 is positioned by Bridgestone...

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Tire Monitoring System From Yokohama Rubber Goes Into Demonstration Testing

on August 24, 2021 in Industry, Tires

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently launched demonstration testing for its newly developed tire solution service, beginning efforts here earlier this month in conjunction with Orix Auto Corp. The testing here is seeing Yokohama Rubber’s Tire air Pressure Remote access System (TPRS) get fitted to vehicles under Orix CarShare, a car sharing business run by Orix. TPRS is capable of...

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Denka Posts Increase to Chloroprene Rubber Sales as Part of Q1 Results

on August 23, 2021 in Materials

Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) has revealed its business results for the first quarter of fiscal 2021, marking a recovery from the same period last year. The company ended the quarter with a sales revenue of 86.73 billion yen ($789.69 million), up 13.8 percent year-on-year; operating profit of 7.75 billion yen, up 76 percent; ordinary profit of 7.52 billion yen, up...

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