Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has launched Hibrid-Turf EXII, a new long-pile artificial turf product designed specifically for use in sports. The new product is the successor to the original Hibrid-Turf EX, which was launched in 2015 for use as a long-pile artificial turf in sports and has since been fitted across more than 500,000 square meters. The EXII offers...
Sales revenue from Bridgestone Corp.’s (TYO:5108) domestic conveyor belt business fell slightly year-on-year for the first half of calendar 2020, the company has revealed. While conveyor belt sales to the iron and steel industry were largely unchanged from the previous year, those to more general users were down due to customers putting plans on hold amid COVID-19, causing the business’s...
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) is exhibiting at Auto Shanghai 2021, which is being held over April 19–28. With its booth at the Chinese motor show, Toyoda Gosei is displaying a range of auto parts. This includes those that contribute to safety and peace of mind, as well as those for use in electric vehicles (EVs) and other such electrified...
Okamoto Industries Inc. (TYO:5122) is set to establish a new plant for the production of automotive interior materials in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Operated by a new subsidiary named Okamoto Manufacturing Wuhan Co. Ltd., the new plant is set to see construction begin this May and finish in December. The Wuhan plant will give Okamoto a third production base for...
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) has released an approximately eight-minute video documenting its project to supply diethyl malonate for use in Avigan, an antiviral drug being touted as a potential treatment for COVID-19. The video has been made available on the company’s website. The video brings to life the story of how Denka, responding to a government request, managed to get...
Inoac Corp. has made its patent-pending, strap-integrated Kake mask available for purchase online through the company’s Inoac Net Shop and its Inoac Living platform on Rakuten. Made of layered polyurethane and fabric and featuring a neck strap, the product’s single-piece design integrates a strap by which the mask can hang from the neck, obviating the need to purchase a lanyard...
