Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced that it has begun supplying the Alenza Sport A/S as an OE tire for the…...
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Recovery in Automotive Production Sees Rubber Products Sector Spring Back in September
With automotive production recovering, there has also been steady improvement in both production and shipment results for rubber products. According…...
Mitsubishi Chemical’s Carbon Fiber SMC Finds Use in Roof of New Toyota GR Yaris
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. recently announced that its carbon fiber sheet molding compound (SMC) has been adopted for use in the…...
Sumitomo Riko Engine Cover Adopted for Use in Toyota GR Yaris
A polyurethane-based engine cover from Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has been chosen for use in the newly launched GR…...
Japan Sees Imports and Exports of Rubber Products Drop Significantly Amid Pandemic
Japan’s exports of rubber products fell 23.2 percent year-on-year to 453.8 billion yen ($4.3 billion) over January–August, while imports were…...
Nitta Launches Automatic Tool Changer With High Payload Capacity, Thin Design
Nitta Corp. (TYO:5186) launched sales on Aug. 1 for the NittaOmega Type XM, an automatic tool changer. In recent years,…...
