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Rubber Industry Showcases New Products and Technologies at N-Plus Exhibition

Exhibitors from multiple industries were present at materials and technology exhibition N-Plus, held at Tokyo Big Sight over Sept. 28–30. This included companies involved in the rubber industry, which used the event as an opportunity to display a range of newly developed products and technologies. Hotty Polymer Co. Ltd. exhibited a wide array of products, ranging from general-purpose rubber to...

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Yokohama Rubber Releases New Hamatite Sealant for Residential Construction

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is in October launching sales of Hamatite SC-SDINB, a new single-component modified silicone-based sealant. The new product is mainly intended for filling the seams between ceramic siding boards on the outer walls of detached residential houses. A new “non-bleeding” feature, not found in conventional products, allows for longer preservation of building aesthetics by preventing the sealant from...

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Bando Chemical Develops Japan’s First Self-extinguishing Conveyor Belt

Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) this October will launch the FR7500, a new conveyor belt that is able to withstand surface temperatures of 60–100 degrees Celsius. It is a first-generation release in the company’s recently developed FR7000 series, the first Japanese line of self-extinguishing conveyor belts for high-temperature applications. With belt conveyors required to provide stable, continuous transportation of products,...

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JGMA Chairman Discusses Glove Trends and Forecasts for Japan

Having last financial year celebrated its 50th anniversary, the Japan Glove Manufacturers Association (JGMA) now sets out to establish its path for the next 50 years. Kiyohiko Moko, president of Sanko Kagaku Co. Ltd. and chairman of JGMA, recently sat down with Japan Rubber Weekly to discuss the association’s current endeavors, as well as its selling situation and forecast in...

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Gas Piping Shows 20% Improvement in Pass Ratio for July Independent Testing

A total of 359,000 meters of gas piping passed independent testing in July, according to data collected by the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA). It marks a year-on-year increase of 20 percent – and the second consecutive month of increased scores. In terms of rubber piping, that both for urban gas and liquefied petroleum (LP) gas showed improvement in pass...

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New Asics Subsidiary in Thailand to Start Operations in October

Asics (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Asics Corp.’s (TYO:7936) new subsidiary in Bangkok, Thailand, is set to commence operations on Oct. 1. 2016. Established on April 4 with paid-in capital of 100 million Thai baht ($2.87 million), the company will handle sales of Asics running, training, badminton and volleyball shoes, apparel, and accessories, as well as Onitsuka Tiger and Asics Tiger shoes,...

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