The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) has revealed its forecast for the consump-tion of new rubber in 2022. Despite concerns…...
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Survey: More Than 40% of Rubber Manufacturers Expect FY2021 Figures to Remain Below Pre-COVID Levels
Japan Rubber Weekly recently carried out a survey on business conditions, earnings projections and other such topics in the rubber…...
Sumitomo Riko Adds Solar Power Facilities to Site of Domestic Group Company
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has installed and started up solar power facilities at a plant operating in Mitake, Gifu…...
Bridgestone Plans April Price Hike for Domestic Aftermarket Tires
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is set to raise its manufacturer’s selling prices on aftermarket tires, tubes and flaps sold in Japan…....
JATMA to Provide Over 29M Yen to Support Removal of Waste Tires in Kama, Fukuoka
The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) has responded to a request from Kama City in Fukuoka Prefecture, deciding to…...
Okamoto Builds New Plant to Produce Automotive Interior Materials in Wuhan, China
Yoshiyuki Okamoto, chairman and president of Okamoto Industries Inc. (TYO:5122), recently said that the company is planning to add 10…...
