Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) on July 16 launched sales of its LT751R all-season tire for community buses. The tire excels in resistance to uneven wear as well as to wear in general. The tire comes in one size, 205/80R17.5 120/118L, with open pricing. The LT751R tire has been specially developed for use on community buses, which operate on routes...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that DecoTurf, a tennis hard court series sold and installed by subsidiary Sports Surface Co. Ltd., has been adopted for use at the Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Koto, Tokyo. DecoTurf installation began on May 20 at the park’s center court, the Ariake Coliseum. This marks the second project to install DecoTurf surfaces...
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Synthetic rubber manufacturer JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) recently announced that its U.S. subsidiary JSR Micro Inc. has started construction on a new plant in the state of Oregon, looking through this to bolster its production capacity for cutting-edge semiconductor cleaning agents. Total investment in the project is expected to come to around $100 million, with operations slated to start up in...
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Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) recently announced that it is planning to boost the production capacity of Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. (TNA), a tire production subsidiary it controls in the U.S. For this increase, Toyo Tires plans to invest approximately 7 billion yen ($64.85 million) to install new facilities with an annual production capacity equivalent to 1.2 million passenger...
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Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is set to launch a new product under its Blizzak brand of studless winter tires. Named the Blizzak DM-V3, this SUV- and 4×4-exclusive tire offers improvements to both traction on icy surfaces and braking performance on wet surfaces. It is scheduled to begin hitting the market on Aug. 1. As a studless winter tire for SUVs and...
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JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) has developed and launched a new insulating material with low dielectric constant and dielectric tangent characteristics, targeting this toward use in 5G communications. Given the high frequency bands used in 5G technologies, the sector is calling for printed circuit boards (PCBs) with low dielectric constant and low dielectric tangent materials so as to prevent signal transmission loss....
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