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Denka Launches Snecton Low Dielectric Organic Insulating Resin

on February 17, 2025 in Materials

Denka has launched Snecton, a low-dielectric organic insulating resin with electrical characteristics required of materials to reduce electrical signal loss in next-generation high-speed communications beyond 5G and 6G. In addition to the sales launch for copper clad laminates (CCL) of various high-speed telecommunications equipment, the product is now being considered for flexible copper clad laminates (FCCL) and various interlayer insulation...

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Kuraray to End Production of Kurarity Acrylic Block Copolymer

on February 17, 2025 in Materials

Kuraray will discontinue production and sales of the acrylic block copolymer Kurarity at the end of June 2026. Since its commercialization in 2012, the business environment has remained severe. The company has determined that it will be difficult to secure earnings that will allow it to continue its business in the future and to continue stable production....

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Bridgestone Soft Robotics Ventures Debuts Moving Soft Robotics Using Tetote

on February 14, 2025 in Products

Soft Robotics Ventures, an in-house venture of Bridgestone Corporation, exhibited at RoboDex the “Tetote” soft robotic hand and the “Tetote and” hybrid hand with a suction pad. RoboDex is an exhibition held within the Factory Innovation Week 2025 at Tokyo Big Sight. Tetote is a soft robotic hand that uses Bridgestone’s rubber actuators. Using four “fingers” made of rubber actuators,...

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Yokohama Rubber Begins Testing AI Tech to Determine Air Pressure

on February 13, 2025 in Innovation, Tires

Yokohama Rubber has developed a technology that uses AI to determine the air pressure status of truck and bus tires based on the sound of the tires hitting the ground, and has begun demonstration tests. In daily inspections of air pressure in truck and bus tires, hammering inspections are still the mainstream method because measuring air pressure with air pressure...

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New Michelin Primacy 5 to Go on Sale in March

on February 12, 2025 in Tires

Michelin Japan has end of last year launched the new premium comfort tire Michelin Primacy 5, which will go on sale sequentially from March 1. The product is the successor to the Primacy 4+ and Primacy SUV+ models in the Michelin Primacy series. It is available in a total of 42 sizes ranging from 16 to 20 inches at an...

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Toyo Tires Again Included in FTSE4Good Constituent

on February 12, 2025 in Tires

Toyo Tires has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series, a leading global ESG investment index, for the sixth consecutive year. In addition, the company has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series for Japanese companies since 2020 and of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index Series since 2022. The FTSE4Good...

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