Bridgestone Americas Inc. announced on June 16 that it has made a minority investment in Kodiak Robotics Inc., a U.S. company engaged in developing self-driving technology for long-haul trucks. Kodiak currently provides customers in Texas with long-haul truck services based on Level 4 self-driving technology, which allows for an advanced level of automation while retaining a safety driver on board....
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) saw operations slump for its solution-polymerized styrene–butadiene rubber (S-SBR) and butadiene rubber (BR) last fiscal year, with COVID-19 making its impact felt on the sector. Both of these products, however, started to show a significant sales recovery starting last summer. On the back of this recovery, Asahi Kasei’s aim coming into fiscal 2021 has been to...
Hiromu Saito, a professor from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), was recently inaugurated as the new president of the Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan (SRIJ). Commenting on his thoughts here, Saito said that it will be necessary to watch out for and prepare for risks created by factors such as changing international standards. So for...
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) recently announced its development of Smart Insoles, a new type of shoe insole that incorporates the company’s e-Rubber sensors to obtain data on foot pressure as the wearer moves. The company has now also started shipping samples of these insoles to a golf school operated by Mizuno Corp (TYO:8022). A next-gen rubber that moves when...
Continental AG and Chinese hydrogen specialist Censtar H2-Electricity Science & Technology are set to deepen their strategic partnership in the Chinese market. Both companies have now formally agreed to work together on developing dispensing hose solutions for hydrogen refueling stations, with the aim going forward of advancing mobility to help get society closer to carbon neutrality. Safe and efficient hydrogen...
A growing number of rubber sheet manufacturers are looking to increase prices on their products. Most companies here are considering a 10–20 percent price hike on rubber sheets and an 8–20 percent price hike on other general-purpose products, including plastic ones. And beyond these general-purpose products, a number of companies are in talks with customers to negotiate price hikes for...
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