Sumitomo Riko’s heat shielding film is widely being adopted for in-vehicle use in Malaysia. The film is installed on front and front side glass and has been used in approximately 100,000 vehicles, including in police vehicles. The company plans to strengthen its sales expansion activities in Southeast Asia and India. The film was developed in collaboration with Ecotint, a Malaysian...
Yokohama Rubber exhibited at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 held at Tokyo Big Sight from October 26 to November 5. Under the theme of “Yokohama: Creating the tires of the future,” the company introduced advanced technologies under development, as well as EV-compatible and sustainable technologies. In the area of advanced technologies, Yokohama brought forward technologies that anticipate changes in mobility...
Toyo Tires President & CEO Takashi Shimizu was awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon in the 2023 Autumn Medal of Honor. The Medal was given in recognition of his promotion of business management that contributes to the mobility society through the production and sale of automotive tires and parts, and his contribution to the development of the rubber industry as...
Zeon Corporation has posted a 6.1% year-on-year decline in sales to 185.44 billion yen ($1.23 billion), a 53.1% drop in operating income to 9.46 billion yen, a 46.6% decline in ordinary income to 13.03 billion yen, and a 40.5% drop in net income to 10.35 billion yen in the first half (April-September) of the fiscal year ending March 2024. In...
Toyo Retread received the Council Chairman’s Award in the 2023 Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Promotion Merit Award. The award has been introduced in 1992. It is given to companies that have taken initiative in reducing, reusing, and recycling, and have achieved outstanding results through continuous activities. The purpose of the award is to promote the formation of a recycling-oriented society...
Bridgestone has terminated tire production at the Rangsit Plant of Thai Bridgestone Corporation (TBSC) as part of the restructuring set forth in its mid-term business plan for 2021-2023. The consolidation of production of passenger car radial tires in Thailand at the Nongkhae Plant was completed at the end of June 2022, and that of truck and bus radial tires at...
