Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently posted its business results for the first half of calendar 2019. Based on these results, the company has stated that it will abide by its initial forecast for the full year, which points to sales revenue of 660 billion yen ($6.2 billion), operating profit of 57.5 billion yen and a net profit of 46...
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Bridgestone COO Akihiro Eto Comments on Downward Revision to Full-Year Forecast
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently revealed that it has made a downward revision to its projected full-year results for calendar 2019. Compared to the company’s initial forecast for the year, this new forecast sees projected sales down by 70 billion yen ($656.74 million). Projected operating income, meanwhile, is down by 35 billion yen from the earlier forecast, projected ordinary income is...
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Sumitomo Rubber Speeds up Development Efforts Based on Smart Tyre Concept
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) is looking to accelerate the development of safe, eco-friendly products under its Smart Tyre Concept, pushing forward with this as part of a broader effort toward technological innovation. President Satoru Yamamoto said that Sumitomo Rubber in 2020 will look to embody Performance Sustaining Technology – one of five tenets under the Smart Tyre Concept –...
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Bridgestone Makes Downward Revision to 2019 Forecast
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that it has made a downward revision to its projected business results for calendar 2019. This was prompted by a number of changes in both external conditions and market trends. For the full year, Bridgestone now expects to see sales total 3.62 trillion yen, down 1.9 percent from an initial forecast of 3.69 trillion yen....
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Toyo Tires Looks to Begin Operations at New Serbian Tire Plant in 2022
Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) recently announced that it intends to establish a new tire production subsidiary in Belgrade, Serbia. The subsidiary will be used to run a tire production plant set for construction in the Serbian town of Indija. This will be Toyo Tires’ eighth such plant, coming alongside two in Japan, one in the U.S., two in China and...
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Bridgestone to Support Advanced Mobility, Safety Infrastructure in Lead-up to 2020 Olympics
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is planning to use its expertise, advanced technologies and innovation to support athletes and event organizers at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. With one year left to go until the event, Bridgestone – a worldwide partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games – will go about providing this support based on its mission to “Serve Society With Superior...
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