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AIST and AGC Develop New Material for High Performance Elastic Adhesive

on April 8, 2024 in Innovation

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and AGC have developed a new material for high-performance elastic adhesives that enables the manufacture of new rubber materials with excellent elasticity and durability. Adhesives made from this material will be able to absorb vibration energy caused by strong external forces through expansion and contraction. Elastic adhesives are used for...

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Review: Japanese Conveyor Belt Market in 2023

on April 5, 2024 in Market Background, Products

According to statistics compiled by the Japan Belting Industry Association, Japanese conveyor belt production in 2023 was 9,073 tons, down 5% from the previous year, marking the second consecutive year of decline and the second year in a row that production has fallen below 10,000 tons. Japanese domestic demand was boosted by an increase in automobile production due to the...

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Asahi Kasei Raises Prices of Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomers

on April 4, 2024 in Market Background, Materials

Asahi Kasei has raised the prices of styrenic thermoplastic elastomers for shipments from April 1. The price increase is 70 yen ($0.46) or more per kilogram for styrenic thermoplastic elastomers, including Tufprene and Asaprene T, and 120 yen or more per kilogram for hydrogenated styrenic thermoplastic elastomers, including S.O.E. and Tuftec. The company said that with the recent sharp rise...

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NEDO Selects Shiraishi Kogyo Project on Sustainable Light Calcium Carbonate Technology

on April 4, 2024 in Industry

Shiraishi Kogyo’s development of a new carbonation technology that utilizes low-concentration CO2 and a light calcium carbonate production technology that utilizes byproducts emitted from factories have been selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) for its Carbon Recycling and Next-Generation Thermal Power Generation Technology Development / Development of Practical Technology for CO2 Emission Reduction and Effective...

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Yokohama Rubber to Deliver OE Tires for Subaru’s New Impreza

on April 3, 2024 in Tires

Yokohama Rubber has begun deliveries of the Advan Sport V105 tires for Subaru’s new Impreza for Europe and Latin America. The tire size is 225/40R18 92W, and the product will not be installed on vehicles bound for Japan. The Advan Sport V105 is an ultra high-performance tire from the Advan series, the company’s global flagship tire brand. It delivers high...

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Continental Tire Introduces New Products for Growing Japanese All-Season Tire Market

on April 2, 2024 in Tires

The all-season tire category is steadily growing in sales volume in the Japanese domestic tire market. According to Continental Tire Japan, all-season tires account for 1.6% of total domestic tire market sales by volume in 2023, with sales volume being 1.4 times higher than in 2019. Even in 2023, when the overall domestic tire market sales volume was lower than...

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