Yokohama Rubber has begun to use the “E+” mark to indicate that its truck and bus tires are compatible with electric vehicles, following on from its passenger car tires, in order to strengthen its global promotion of tires for electric vehicles. As a first step, the mark will be applied to two tires for route buses sold in Japan and...
Toyoda Gosei will increase the production capacity of its U.S. subsidiaries TG Missouri (TGMO) and TG Kentucky (TGKY) in order to respond to expanding sales of automotive interior and exterior parts in North America. The investment will be approximately 3.1 billion yen ($20.88 million) for TGMO and approximately 5.7 billion yen for TGKY. The expanded capacity is scheduled to start...
Yokohama Rubber will appoint Shinji Seimiya, Director and Managing Executive Officer, as President and COO effective March 28. Masataka Yamaishi, President and Representative Director, will become Chairman and CEO. President-elect Seimiya has a background in tire design and development, as well as manufacturing, quality, and technology at the plant, and overseeing technology and production on a global scale. He will...
Talking to Japan Rubber Weekly, Sumitomo Riko President Kazushi Shimizu said he believes that while automotive products will be firm this year, high-pressure hoses will depend on market conditions in China. In addition to doubling the number of local distributor members during the coronavirus pandemic, the major manufacturer of anti-vibration rubber for automobiles has announced a new product and expects...
Chemical products manufacturer Nagase Chemtex has developed a film adhesive for post-vulcanization rubber, which enables adhesion between metals and diene rubber such as natural rubber, butadiene rubber (BR), and low nitrile rubber (NBR) after vulcanization. The adhesive does not require primer treatment, which is necessary for liquid-type vulcanized adhesives, and the process can be shortened. Furthermore, it does not contain...
In December 2023, Yokohama Rubber and the Surat Thani Branch of the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) jointly held a seminar event for natural rubber farmers in Thailand to improve the quality and productivity of natural rubber. The seminar was attended by 70 farmers in Surat Thani district, who were provided with 250 kg of fertilizer free of charge per...
