Sales of studless winter tires in Japan have been brisk for the past few years thanks to the snowfall. According…...
Tires
New Bridgestone Tire Identifies Road Conditions
Bridgestone Corp. is the first company in the world to successfully commercialize a technology that identifies road conditions from a…...
Michelin Japan to Add Product Development Functions at Ota R&D Site
Recently appointed Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. president Paul Perriniaux (pictured, left) is resolved to garner more customers in Japan…...
Cheaper Raw Materials Help Tire Manufacturers Increase Profit (Part 2)
The price of Japanese-made naphtha, an indicator of synthetic rubber prices, was 47,200 yen ($380) per kiloliter for the third…...
Cheaper Raw Materials Help Tire Manufacturers Increase Profit (Part 1)
In the first three quarters of 2015 (January–September), consolidated financial results for four Japanese tire manufacturers—Bridgestone Corp., Sumitomo Rubber Industries…...
Sumitomo Rubber Develops Biomass Materials for Tires
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. announced at a recent press conference that it is developing highly functional biomass materials for tires…....
