Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has been selected as a “climate change A List” company – indicating excellent efforts in dealing with climate change – by CDP, a non-governmental organization focused on the environment. The examination for this year took in over 5,800 companies, of which Bridgestone was selected as one of 270 to get onto the climate change A List. As...
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has worked with the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Frontier Sciences to develop a cross-linking technology that enables stronger synthetic rubber. Rubber using this technology not only offers better physical strength against impacts and friction but is also resistant to rupturing. The new technology works by chemically integrating a polyrotaxane – a polymer with...
Bridgestone Tire Solutions Japan Co. Ltd. (BTSJ) has started offering a new digital solution service to truck and bus operators in Japan. Launched on Dec. 7, the service utilizes Bridgestone Corp.’s (TYO:5108) Tirematics technology to help these operators monitor tire pressure remotely. Tirematics facilitates tire monitoring by using the cloud to share tire pressure information with, for example, operations managers...
Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) President Takashi Shimizu recently outlined the approach that the company will take going forward, including on the direction of the company’s next five-year medium-term management plan, which is slated to start in fiscal 2021. While Toyo Tires’ current five-year plan touts lofty goals of reaching high numerical targets, Shimizu noted that for the upcoming plan, the...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that its Battlax Hypersport S22 tire has been selected as OE for the 2021 model of the MT-09 ABS road sports motorcycle, which was launched last month by Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7272). The MT-09 series shows impressive performance at everyday speeds, syncing up with the rider’s intent to let the rider maneuver at will....
Demand for Japanese-made rubber belts is expected to reach 19,668 tons in 2021, which would mark a 1 percent year-on-year increase. This figure comes from the Japan Belting Manufacturers Association, which recently put together a 2021 demand forecast for rubber and plastic belts. The logistics sector, as well as the sector for packaging and paper production, are set to continue...
