Fujikura Rubber Ltd. (TYO:5121) is considering investing in what would be the company’s fifth manufacturing base, President Kenji Morita has revealed. The industrial rubber goods manufacturer presently has a range of manufacturing and distribution bases across four countries, with three in Japan, two in China, one in the U.S. and one in Vietnam. The new base would be built with...
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Tigers Polymer Corp. (TYO:4231), a major manufacturer of automotive rubber components and plastic hoses for home appliances and civil engineering, is expecting in its April 2016 – May 2017 net sales to see a recovery in demand for automotive parts in the Chinese market. Speaking recently in an interview with Japan Rubber Weekly, President Kentaro Watanabe said that he anticipates...
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The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) announced that automobile production volume in Japan for May 2016 totaled 656,814 units, an increase of 1.7 percent compared to the same month of the previous year and the first year-on-year increase in two months. Looking at production volume by vehicle type, passenger cars totaled 554,070 units, up 2.8 percent for the first increase...
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Totaku Industries Inc., a major manufacturer of plastic hoses and pipes, is actively promoting new products that target the food and chemical sectors. For the chemical industry, the company has developed a new fluorine hose, the TAC Fluoro Flexi. Beyond possessing excellent chemical resistance, the TAC Fluoro Flexi is extremely flexible and easy to handle – not typically strong points...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) is once again participating in the Light-Down Campaign, an initiative led by the Ministry of the Environment to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. On June 21, Sumitomo Rubber switched off its outdoor lights between 8 pm and 10 pm at its 478 affiliated facilities across Japan, including its headquarters in Kobe City, group companies, factories...
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Both production volume and shipment value of rubber hoses was down year on year for the month of April, according to records collated by the Japan Rubber Hose Manufacturers Association. Based on statistics from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the records reveal that production volume of hoses for April was 2,700 tons in terms of new-rubber volume, which...
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