Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has won an award of excellence for the Enasave Next III, a flagship fuel-efficient tire that launched under the Dunlop brand last December. The company has been bestowed here with an eco-material award under the third EcoPro Awards, which are managed by the Sustainable Management Promotion Organization (SuMPO). The Enasave Next III was chosen for...
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Sumitomo Rubber Launches Proof-of-Concept Testing for Tire Pressure Monitoring Service
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that it has started proof-of-concept testing for a new tire pressure management solutions service that is able to remotely monitor the pressure and temperature of tires. This testing is being carried out in conjunction with a number of external partners – including Shin-Idemitsu Co. Ltd. – as well as in-house sales subsidiary Dunlop...
Dow Chemical Japan Plans Price Hike for Propylene-Based Glycol Ether Solvents
Dow Chemical Japan Ltd. has announced that it will be raising prices on its propylene-based glycol ether solvents by 30 yen ($0.28) per kilogram. The company will apply this change to all shipments starting Oct. 21. Explaining the move, Dow Chemical Japan said that profitability for propylene glycols has been worsening due to a surge in raw material costs, creating...
Zeon Establishes New Department to Promote Digital Innovation
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) recently announced that it has established a new department to carry out unified efforts toward digital innovation, opening this up on Oct. 1 in an effort to bolster company competitiveness, as well as to support the creation and expansion of new businesses. The new department will roll out digital policies connected to both business strategy and product...
Mitsui Chemicals to Raise Prices on Mitsui EPT as of December
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is set to raise its selling price for Mitsui EPT. The change will apply to all lines of the material, and will affect shipments Dec. 1 onward. Sales in the Japanese market will have their prices increased by 20 yen ($0.19) per kilogram. Meanwhile, sales to overseas customers will see a price increase of $200 per...
Yokohama Rubber Pursues Overseas Growth for Hydraulic Rubber Hoses
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is pressing forward with efforts to roll out its hydraulic rubber hoses in the overseas market after having previously focused on business growth here in Japan – marketing OE products to Japanese-owned companies and replacement products to the domestic market. For OE, this strategy will include a considerable focus on China, the world’s largest market...
