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New Japanese Rubber and Resin Hose Products – Part 1

on March 2, 2016 in Innovation, Products

  Tigers Polymer Corp. (TYO:4231) Resistant to abrasion, pressure and static electricity buildup, Tai Powers Hose WSU-type includes an interior component of abrasion-resistant urethane resin, which makes the hose more than ten times as abrasion-resistant as conventional products. A built-in ground wire, provides superb static electricity accumulation prevention. In addition, it is lightweight and flexible, making it superbly easy to...

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Japan’s 2015 Rubber Goods Exports Down 4%, Imports Up 8%

on March 1, 2016 in Industry, Market Background

The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) released a compilation of full-year figures for 2015 showing that exports of rubber goods fell by 4 percent year-on-year to 977 billion yen ($8.78 billion). The poorer performance compared to the previous year was despite the weak yen. Meanwhile, exports rose for the sixth year in a row, increasing 8 percent year-on-year to 428.9...

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Rubber Hose Production and Shipping in Japan Down 1% in 2015

on March 1, 2016 in Market Background, Products

Production and shipping of rubber hoses in Japan took a marginal fall in 2015 from the results of the previous year. Due to stagnation in industries that are markets for automobiles and construction equipment, there was a decrease in the production and shipping of automotive and high-pressure hoses. Hope is present for 2016 to show a turnaround domestically in automobile...

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JX Energy Develops New Rubber for Injection Molding

on February 29, 2016 in Innovation, Materials

Major Japanese oil refiner and distributor JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. has developed an “injection-moldable rubber” using an innovative elastomer with a mechanism based on a new concept. A manufacturer and supplier of ethylidene norbornene (ENB), a raw material for ethylene propylene rubber (ethylene propylene diene monomer, or EPDM), JX Energy enjoys a 70 percent share in the world...

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Yokohama Rubber to Expand Overseas Fuel-Efficient Tire Business

on February 26, 2016 in Industry, Tires

Hikomitsu Noji, president of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101), recently spoke with the Japan Rubber Weekly about the direction of the tire and non-tire businesses under the company’s current medium-term management plan. Noji said his company will concentrate on leveraging its advanced technological prowess based on three pillars: (1) focus on the global OE market; (2) achieve a stronger presence...

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Sumitomo Riko CEO Nishimura Comments on Recent Developments

on February 26, 2016 in Industry, Products

Yoshiaki Nishimura, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191), recently commented on the current state of the company’s business growth and transformation into a global firm. In 2013, Sumitomo Riko carried out four M&A deals, giving the company the largest share in the global market for automotive anti-vibration rubber. That share is projected to be...

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