Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) is looking to bolster its production capacity for Skyprene, the company’s brand of chloroprene rubber (CR). Targeting…...
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Toyoda Gosei Posts Rising Domestic Sales for Q1 on Back of Increased Automotive Production
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) recently posted results showing increased sales revenue but decreased profits for the first quarter of…...
Bridgestone to Support Advanced Mobility, Safety Infrastructure in Lead-up to 2020 Olympics
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is planning to use its expertise, advanced technologies and innovation to support athletes and event organizers at…...
JRW Survey: Japanese Rubber Industry Cites Increasing Sense of Market Opacity for 2019
Conducting a survey over early- to mid-July, Japan Rubber Weekly asked 158 Japanese manufacturers of rubber and resin products about…...
Yokohama Rubber, AIST, ADMAT Develop System for High-Yield Butadiene Production from Bioethanol
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has carried out joint R&D efforts with two academic partners to develop a catalyst system…...
JATMA Midyear Forecast Revision Points to 2% Year-on-Year Drop in Domestic Tire Demand for 2019
The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) recently published a midyear revision to its forecast of Japan’s automotive tire demand…...
