Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. (TYO:5192) is looking to build a new plant in India for the manufacture of automotive transmission belts and other products. Investment here will come to approximately 3.6 billion yen ($32.64 million), with the new plant slated to begin operations in February 2023. Mitsuboshi Belting’s 2021 medium-term business plan has the conveyor belt and automotive transmission belt manufacturer...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is moving forward with a suite of efforts to reduce its CO2 emissions while also pursuing a circular economy throughout entire life cycles and value chains. This comes as part of a broader effort to achieve Milestone 2030, the company’s set of medium-term environmental targets for 2030. As its main target for CO2 emissions, Bridgestone aims to...
Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) is planning a Japanese market launch for the Delvex 935, a new studless winter tire for use on commercial vans and light trucks. Set to be available in 15 sizes, the tire will be given a sequential rollout starting on Aug. 1. Commercial vans capable of handling tight turns tend to stop and start numerous times...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is gearing up for the launch of the Blizzak VRX3, a new tire under its Blizzak brand of studless winter tires for passenger cars. Slated for a sequential rollout starting Sept. 1, the tire will be available in a total of 111 sizes, spanning kei cars through to compact cars, sedans and minivans. The VRX3 makes use...
Camso Japan Co. Ltd., the Japanese arm of Michelin Group company Camso Inc., has received the President’s Award from Toyota Industries Corp. (TYO:6201). Given out only to Toyota Industries’ most outstanding suppliers, the President’s Award is based on an evaluation of all suppliers across the company’s automotive, materials-handling equipment and textile machinery businesses. The award follows on from one given...
According to recent study results compiled by the Japan Society for Seismic Isolation (JSSI), Japan as of the end of 2019 has a total of 4,975 buildings with seismic isolation technology, including projects in planning. Categorized into 993 government buildings and 3,982 private buildings, the total number here marks an increase of 174 buildings over that for 2018. Seismic isolation...
