Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is launching its new Vortech line of rubber tracks this month. Designed specifically for compact tracked loaders,…...
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Japan’s Flexible Container Bag Production Falls to 3.75 Million Sacks for 2016
Output for flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) totaled 3.753812 million units over January–December 2016, a 17-percent year-on-year decline, according to…...
Japan’s Rubber Product Exports, Imports Down for 2016
Japan’s export value of rubber products for 2016 decreased 16.1 percent year-on-year, falling to 819.4 billion yen ($7.18 billion), while…...
Toyoda Gosei Installs LNG Equipment in Japanese Plant
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) said it is installing liquefied natural gas (LNG) equipment at its Morimachi Plant and switching…...
Interview: Inoac CEO Soichi Inoue Highlights Global Expansion
Inoac Corp. CEO Soichi Inoue recently sat down for an exclusive interview with Japan Rubber Weekly. The 87-year-old Inoue discussed…...
Nitta Inaugurates Hose and Tube Manufacturing Base in Thailand
Nitta Corp. (TYO:5186) held a factory completion ceremony on Feb. 20 at Nitta Corporation (Thailand) Ltd. (NCT), the company’s Thai…...
