Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) held a ceremony in Thailand to mark the opening of SumiRiko Chemical and Plastic Products…...
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Slumping Auto Production Affects Rubber Industry
In October, the number of automobiles produced in Japan fell 0.5 percent compared to the same month the previous year,…...
2015 a Year of New Material Development Technologies (Part 1)
2015 was a year of numerous new materials and material development technologies from tire companies. Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110),…...
Tosoh Focuses on New Applications for Synthetic Rubber
Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) president Kenichi Udagawa said his company’s strategy is to concentrate on developing new applications for chloroprene rubber…...
China’s Economic Slowdown to Impact Rubber Industry
The palpable economic slowdown that has continued in China since last year is impacting the rubber industry with increasing severity,…...
Nippon Goodyear Names Kanahara President
Yujiro Kanahara has been named president of Nippon Goodyear Ltd. Kanahara succeeds Dale Brackin, who successfully served as interim president…...
