Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has added four new 19-inch sizes to its lineup for the Advan A052, a street sports tire under the company’s flagship Advan brand. The Advan A052 is a next-gen street sports radial tire that not only exhibits a high level of grip and handling performance but was also designed with noise and fuel efficiency in...
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Yokohama Rubber Plans Integration to Strengthen Global Business for Off-Highway Tires
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is looking to unify its group’s global operations for off-highway tires (OHTs) in an effort to strengthen business in the sector. Plans here are to integrate Yokohama Rubber’s OHT business with Alliance Tire Group (ATG), a subsidiary acquired by the Yokohama Rubber Group four years ago. The resulting organization will be named Yokohama Off-Highway Tires....
COVID-19 Shows Little Impact on Japan’s Retread Tire Market
Showing no signs of subsiding, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the world’s economic activities – and the Japanese rubber industry has been no exception to this. So how has the retread tire industry been affected? Japan Rubber Weekly asked a number of domestic tire companies to find out. A common sentiment in the sector was that the impact of...
Sumitomo Riko Starts up Production at New Indian Plant for Automotive Hoses
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) recently announced that Tokai Imperial Rubber India Pvt. Ltd. (TIR), a consolidated subsidiary for the production and sale of automotive hoses, has built and launched a new Indian plant. TIR was first established in India, the world’s second largest country by population, back in 2005. Since then, the Sumitomo Riko Group has grown its Indian...
JSR Endorses Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures
JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) has declared its support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), an initiative established by the Financial Stability Board (FSB). The JSR Group sees climate change as being not just an issue confronting society but also a crucial priority for its own group operations. Further, believing that the TCFD recommendations are an...
Toyota Adopts Michelin’s Run-Flat Tires as OE for New Lexus LC500 Convertible
Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203) has selected the Michelin Pilot Sport Super ZP as OE for its new-model Lexus LC500 Convertible. Offering impressive sporty performance, the high-performance run-flat tire was developed to help realize the world-leading sports car technology and performance of the Lexus LC line. By employing technology developed for endurance races, the Pilot Sport Super ZP exhibits excellent wear...
