Sumitomo Rubber is making a serious push into the eSports market. In 2022, the company launched arm supporters under the Dunlop Gaming Muscle brand and has since expanded the product lineup. Leveraging its player-first philosophy, cultivated through supporting top athletes in golf and tennis, Sumitomo Rubber aims to appeal to younger audiences with the Dunlop brand while simultaneously developing adjacent...
Hayakawa Rubber offers a wide range of infrastructure-related products designed to improve concrete quality, waterproofing and seismic performance. These include Spanseal waterstops for concrete joints, rubber waterstops and flexible joints for connecting concrete structures, and Santac IN Joints for flexibly connecting aging pipeline joints. In the first half of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 (January–June), sales of the...
Kuriyama Holdings, a fabless manufacturer with trading company functions, reported for the first half of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 net sales of 43.28 billion yen ($291.89 million), up 7.3% from the same period a year earlier, operating profit of 2.60 billion yen down, 6.7%, ordinary profit of 2.94 billion yen, down 5.5%, and net profit of 2.64...
Bando Chemical took part in the International Logistics Comprehensive Exhibition 2025 – 4th Innovation Expo held at Tokyo Big Sight from September 10 to 12. At its booth, the company showcased a wide range of solutions designed for various logistics-site applications, including horizontal, inclined and sliding conveyance, and promoted these products directly to visitors. The highlight of the booth was...
Toyoda Gosei has invested in KG Motors, a startup developing and manufacturing compact battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for single-passenger use. KG Motors aims to promote economical and environmentally friendly mobility suited to short-distance travel in regions where maintaining public transportation has become difficult due to depopulation. Centering on its proprietary monocoque body technology — a lightweight, high-rigidity vehicle structure integrating...
According to statistics compiled by the Japan Rubber Hose Manufacturers Association based on data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), rubber hose production and shipment results for January–June 2025 showed year-on-year growth. Production volume (new rubber consumption) reached 16,326 tons, up 2.7% from the same period last year, while shipment value totaled 69.98 billion yen, up 6.1%....
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