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Auto Part Survey Shows Mixed Results for Rubber Part Shipment Values

According to a survey of auto part shipments for fiscal 2015 compiled by the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA), total value was 19.12 trillion yen ($167.49 billion), down 3.4 percent over the prior year and the first year-on-year decline in three years. Within that total, the shipment value of rubber parts, spread across 11 categories, came to 709.03 billion...

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Mitsuboshi Belting Reports Flat Sales, Moves Forward With Value-Added Products

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. (TYO:5192) has reported 56.48 billion yen ($504 million) in sales for its belt business for the fiscal year ending March 2017, down 1.7 percent from a year prior. The company forecasts no domestic sales growth for its belt business for the current fiscal year. A decline of domestic farms and agricultural equipment retailers has led to shrinking...

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Toyoda Gosei to Produce More Plastic Fuel Filler Pipes in Japan and US

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) will boost production capacity of plastic fuel filler pipes in Japan and the U.S. to meet growing demand for lightweight products. The company will spend a total of 2 billion yen ($18.12 million) on the effort, with around 600 million yen going to its Heiwacho Plant in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, and the other 1.4 billion...

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Gates Unitta Asia Generates Strong Sales in Several Sectors

Gates Unitta Asia Co. has been seeing strong sales figures in a number of sectors, including the domestic market for general-purpose industrial belts. In addition to the positive performance of its mainstay products related to semiconductor production equipment, solid sales of products for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) also are driving overall revenue. A representative from Gates Unitta Asia says that...

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Bando Chemical Looks to Expand in High-Value-Added Products After Favorable Overseas Sales

Overseas sales for Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) increased for the fiscal year ending in March 2017, mainly in Thailand and China. In contrast, the company saw a decline in Japanese domestic sales for industrial belts, which resulted from an industrial-equipment production decline accompanying sluggish capital investment in the country. Overseas sales were affected by declining capital investment in the...

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New Balance Opens Running and Lifestyle Store in Ginza, Tokyo

New Balance Japan Inc. has opened New Balance Ginza, a running and lifestyle store located in the famed district of Tokyo and covering an area of roughly 356 square meters over two floors. This is New Balance Japan’s fifth standalone store in Tokyo, following Aoyama, Harajuku, Roppongi and Odaiba. Including Sapporo, Osaka and Grand Front Osaka, this makes for a...

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