Using tire rubber as a sample, a joint industry-academia research group has succeeded in measuring the movement of carbon particles, one of the fillers used in tire rubber, and polymers with a time resolution of 890 nanoseconds (one billionth of a second), the fastest in the world. The group includes Hiroyuki Kishimoto, Director of the Analysis Center, Research and Development...
Yokohama Rubber has begun production of the Advan Sport EV, an ultra high-performance summer tire exclusively for premium EVs, and other high-performance tires using renewable energy at its Shinshiro Minami Plant in Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture. The company uses electricity from its own solar power generation system, which officially started operation in August, and electricity from renewable energy sources introduced...
Japan Rubber Weekly sat down for an interview with Tetsuya Toyoshima, who assumed the position of president of Zeon Corporation on June 29. Toyoshima is set to focus on products with special characteristics that can only be produced by Zeon, and will also promote initiatives for carbon neutrality and work styles. In the elastomer materials business division, which focuses on...
Lanxess and Save the Children Japan in August held the Global Environment and Eco-Experiment Classroom for children to learn about the global environment and science while having fun. This year, two programs were held for children in Yamada-machi, Iwate Prefecture, and Tokyo. This year marked the 10th year of the program, which began in 2014 in collaboration with Lanxess and...
Yokohama Rubber has published its Integrated Report 2023, a comprehensive report on its management strategies and business activities, which is available for download on the company’s sustainability website. Under its medium-term management plan Yokohama Transformation 2023 (YX2023), which covers the period from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2023, the company is committed to sustainability management that integrates its business strategies and...
Tosoh Group member Tosoh Logistics took delivery of a new ethylene carrier, the Kayo, on August 17. Ethylene is extremely flammable and combustible, and therefore, adequate safety measures must be taken. The new vessel will ensure continuing safe and stable transport in response to the aging of existing vessels. The Kayo is one of the few special vessels in Japan...
