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Marubeni Acquires Canadian Conveyor Belt Company

on March 18, 2024 in Industry

Marubeni has acquired Alternative Belting Enterprises and Alternative Belting (Van Island) Enterprises, a Canadian one-stop provider of rubber and plastic conveyor belts, conveyor belt system components, installation, and maintenance services. The acquisition was made through Marubeni’s wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Viacore Solutions, and will enable the company to strengthen its operating base in Western Canada and expand its footprint from...

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Arlanxeo to Build HNBR Plant in China

on March 15, 2024 in Materials

Arlanxeo announced on February 29 plans to build a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) plant in Changzhou, China. The plant will have an annual production capacity of 5,000 tons, and the first phase of construction will produce 2,500 tons of high-quality rubber per year. Operations are scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2025. Marketed by Arlanxeo under the...

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Bridgestone Recognized for Promoting D&I

on March 14, 2024 in Industry

Bridgestone has been recognized by the Japan Women’s Innovative Network (J-Win), an organization established to support the promotion and establishment of diversity management in the corporate sector. The company has been awarded the “Basic Achievement Runner-Up Award” in the basic category of the “2024 J-Win Diversity Awards,” which are given to leading companies that promote diversity and inclusion (DE&I). Bridgestone...

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Nitta Develops Biomass Nylon Tube

on March 13, 2024 in Innovation

Nitta launched in March Biomass Nylon Tube, a product made primarily from plant-derived nylon. Demand for biomass products has been increasing in recent years on back of rising environmental awareness. In line with this, Nitta has been developing and marketing biomass nylon tubing as an environmentally friendly product as part of its various efforts to help realize a sustainable society....

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Valqua Launches Digital Procurement Service for Fluoroplastic Processing

on March 12, 2024 in Products

Valqua, a manufacturer of high-performance rubber products, released in March a digital procurement service called “Quick Value”, which enables users to obtain quotes immediately by simply uploading drawings of fluoropolymer processed products. Quick Value statistically analyzes the machining information of parts drawings uploaded to the cloud and combines it with the plant and machining data (equipment, machining type, number of...

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Goodyear Donates Bus Tires to Ogasawara Village

on March 11, 2024 in Tires

Goodyear Japan has begun providing tires for buses operated by Ogasawara Village to help preserve the environment in the Ogasawara Islands, one of Japan’s World Natural Heritage sites. On March 3, a ceremony was held at the Takeshiba Passenger Boat Terminal on Ogasawara Day to present a donation catalog. Under its global CSR slogan “Goodyear Better Future,” the company has...

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