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Kuriyama Holdings to Establish New R&D Center

on September 30, 2025 in Products

Kuriyama Holdings will open a comprehensive research and development facility, tentatively named the Kuriyama R&D Center, in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The facility is scheduled for completion around June 2026, with construction having begun in June 2025. The three-story building will occupy a site area of 4,800 square meters with a total floor area of approximately 3,400 square meters, representing...

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Sumitomo Rubber Supplies Sustainable Tires at All-Japan Kart Championship

on September 26, 2025 in Industry, Tires

The fifth and sixth rounds of the EV category in the All-Japan Kart Championship, featuring one-make tire supply by Sumitomo Rubber, were held on September 14 at Citycircuit Tokyo Bay in Koto-ku, Tokyo. In 2023, Sumitomo Rubber formulated its unique circular economy initiative, Towanowa, within its tire business. The company is promoting the use of sustainable raw materials in its...

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Sumitomo Rubber Positions eSports as Third Core Business

on September 25, 2025 in Products

Sumitomo Rubber is making a serious push into the eSports market. In 2022, the company launched arm supporters under the Dunlop Gaming Muscle brand and has since expanded the product lineup. Leveraging its player-first philosophy, cultivated through supporting top athletes in golf and tennis, Sumitomo Rubber aims to appeal to younger audiences with the Dunlop brand while simultaneously developing adjacent...

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Hayakawa Rubber Eyes Boosting Sales of Infrastructure Solutions

on September 24, 2025 in Products

Hayakawa Rubber offers a wide range of infrastructure-related products designed to improve concrete quality, waterproofing and seismic performance. These include Spanseal waterstops for concrete joints, rubber waterstops and flexible joints for connecting concrete structures, and Santac IN Joints for flexibly connecting aging pipeline joints. In the first half of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 (January–June), sales of the...

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Kuriyama Targets Over 8 Billion Yen Operating Profit by 2030

on September 22, 2025 in Products

Kuriyama Holdings, a fabless manufacturer with trading company functions, reported for the first half of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 net sales of 43.28 billion yen ($291.89 million), up 7.3% from the same period a year earlier, operating profit of 2.60 billion yen down, 6.7%, ordinary profit of 2.94 billion yen, down 5.5%, and net profit of 2.64...

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Bando Exhibits at International Logistics Comprehensive Expo

on September 19, 2025 in Products

Bando Chemical took part in the International Logistics Comprehensive Exhibition 2025 – 4th Innovation Expo held at Tokyo Big Sight from September 10 to 12. At its booth, the company showcased a wide range of solutions designed for various logistics-site applications, including horizontal, inclined and sliding conveyance, and promoted these products directly to visitors. The highlight of the booth was...

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