Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) recently announced that it has opened the Design & Solution Center, a new base intended to bring together the Mitsui Chemicals Group’s wide range of development capabilities. These capabilities span from design to analysis, molding, prototyping and evaluation. Located in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, the new base has a floor area of 2,700 square meters. An opening...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that it has worked with Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. (TYO:1911) and flexible concrete mat manufacturer Maxstone KK to develop highly soundproof flooring for rental housing. The new product will be adopted starting from the Forest Maison line of rental housing provided by Sumitomo Forestry. The highly soundproof flooring incorporates anti-vibration rubber based on...
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Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is targeting various applications for Absortomer, a material with unique characteristics that open up potential for use in a wide range of sectors. Developed 10 years ago and named just three years ago, this relatively new product takes its name from a portmanteau of the words “absorb” and “elastomer.” Absortomer is an alpha-olefin copolymer that has...
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Japan’s production of synthetic rubber fell by 3.2 percent year-on-year to end at just under 1.57 million tons for 2018, according to figures recently released by the Synthetic Rubber Industry Association of Japan. In terms of individual rubber types, the country’s production of chloroprene rubber (CR) rose 1.8 percent year-on-year to reach 126,114 tons for 2018, while that for ethylene...
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Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) recently exhibited e-Rubber, a next-generation rubber product that moves with electricity and mechanical force. Displaying the product at the 2nd Sports Business Expo held at Makuhari Messe over Feb. 27 – March 3, Toyoda Gosei worked to draw attention to its new offering. Toyoda Gosei is currently using e-Rubber to develop lightweight soft actuators as...
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Trading company Marubeni Corp. (TYO:8002) recently announced that it has established Marubeni Rubber RUS LLC (MRR), a new Russian sales subsidiary that is set to handle large tires for mining trucks as well as a range of other rubber materials for the mining industry. Abundant in natural resources, Russia is seeing a high level of activity aimed at mine development....
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