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JRW Survey: Japanese Rubber Industry Cites Increasing Sense of Market Opacity for 2019

Conducting a survey over early- to mid-July, Japan Rubber Weekly asked 158 Japanese manufacturers of rubber and resin products about their business outlooks, earnings forecasts and more. The responses coming back from 107 companies indicated a deepening sense of market opacity. In addition to rising uncertainty around international situations such as the U.S.–China trade war, several domestic factors – including...

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Yokohama Rubber, AIST, ADMAT Develop System for High-Yield Butadiene Production from Bioethanol

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has carried out joint R&D efforts with two academic partners to develop a catalyst system with the world’s highest productivity for creating butadiene from bioethanol. The company has then also been successful at using this butadiene in the synthesis of butadiene rubber. For its research here, Yokohama Rubber worked with the National Institute of Advanced...

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JATMA Midyear Forecast Revision Points to 2% Year-on-Year Drop in Domestic Tire Demand for 2019

The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) recently published a midyear revision to its forecast of Japan’s automotive tire demand for 2019. The forecast shows that in terms of overall domestic figures – which include tires not only for four-wheeled vehicles but also for two-wheelers and other special vehicles – demand is projected to come to 117,517,000 tires for 2019,...

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Yokohama Rubber Receives Supplier Award from Nissan in Russia

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) announced on July 24 that LLC Yokohama RPZ, its Russian subsidiary for tire production and sales, has been awarded a 2018 Nissan Best Supplier Award in the chassis category. The award comes from Nissan Manufacturing Rus LLC, the Russian production base of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7201). The Nissan Best Supplier Award is given in...

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New SRIJ President Mikihito Takenaka Looks to Tighten International Bonds

Kyoto University Professor Mikihito Takenaka recently took up the mantle of president at the Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan (SRIJ), an organization made up of rubber researchers and experts. Coming into the job with lofty aspirations, Takenaka plans to proactively carry out personnel exchange projects with overseas partners. The SRIJ has so far signed a memorandum of understanding...

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Michelin Japan to Start up Free Replacement Service for Punctured Tires Purchased Online

Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. recently announced that it is set to start up a free replacement service for punctured tires from Aug. 8 onward, looking to give its customers even greater peace of mind when it comes to buying tires off the company’s direct-sales website. The service will be available to customers who buy four tires from Michelin Japan’s...

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