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Tigers Polymer Sees Robust First Half Due to Strong Rubber Sheet Demand

on November 30, 2017 in Products

Rubber sheet manufacturer Tigers Polymer Corp. (TYO:4231) recently released strong business results for the first half (April–September) of the fiscal year ending March 2018. Robust results in the company’s rubber sheet business were evidenced by a nearly double-digit increase in revenue year-on-year. Demand from Tigers Polymer’s main customers in the civil engineering, construction and automotive industries was sluggish in the...

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Showa Glove to Sell Cut-Resistant Gloves Offering Safety, Durability, Workability

on November 24, 2017 in Products

Showa Glove Co. has announced that it plans to launch sales of new cut-resistant gloves on Jan. 9. The gloves provide safety and durability while also being pliable and easy to work with – a combination that has been difficult to achieve until now. Intended to be worn in settings that pose a danger of incision wounds, the new gloves...

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Sumitomo Rubber Submits Updated Eco-First Commitments

on November 24, 2017 in Products

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110), a company certified under the Ministry of the Environment’s Eco-First Program, recently announced that it has submitted its updated Eco-First Commitments to the Minister of the Environment. The Eco-First Program is an initiative in which companies pledge their own efforts to protect the environment, including measures against global warming, to the Minister of the Environment....

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Mitsuboshi Belting Posts Record-High Earnings for Second Quarter

on November 22, 2017 in Products

Conveyor and transmission belt manufacturer Mitsuboshi Belting Co. (TYO:5192) has posted approximately 35.59 billion yen ($316.92 million) in total sales for the July–September period of fiscal 2017. This represents an increase of 7.1 percent over the same period for the previous year. The company also set record highs for the second quarter for operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net...

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Rubber Hoses See Solid Demand for Automotive and High-Pressure Applications

on November 21, 2017 in Market Background, Products

Production and shipments for rubber and resin hoses are on an upward trend. Automotive and high-pressure rubber hoses have been solid performers on the back of a recovery in domestic automotive production volume and robust demand for construction equipment and machine tools. Resin hoses and tubes have also been going strong, supported by firm demand from the semiconductor industry. This...

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Automotive Tire and Tube Production up 0.6% Across First Three Quarters

on November 17, 2017 in Products

The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association Inc. (JATMA) has announced that the combined domestic production of automotive tires and tubes for the January–September period totaled 763,456 tons, making for a 0.6 percent increase over the same period last year. Of this total production volume, 395,632 tons were for domestic use, up 4.7 percent, while production volume for exports totaled 375,654...

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