Bando Chemical is pursuing its medium-term business plan under the three guiding principles of Value Creation, Smart Manufacturing Creation, and Evolution of Organizational Capabilities for the Future. With co-creation as its keyword, the company is working to create new value and steadily achieving results in the fields of electronic materials, medical equipment, and healthcare equipment. Japan Rubber Weekly sat down...
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Bando Chemical’s Nankai Plant Achieves 12.5 Million No-Injury Hours
Bando Chemical’s Nankai Plant in Sennan City, Osaka Prefecture, has over the past 10 years achieved a total of 12.5 million hours without a fatal accident or an accident resulting in one or more days of absence from work, and received a no accident record certificate from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW). MHLW awards a no-injury record...
Bando Chemical Hosts Webinar on How to Select Materials for Transmission Belts
Belt manufacturer Bando Chemical held in September a webinar on how to select materials for transmission belts. Takamitsu Akashi, General Manager of the Industrial Materials Division Sales Department and General Manager of the Power Transmission Sales Group, served as MC and instructor for the day. For rubber toothed belts, the rubber materials used include chloroprene rubber (CR), ethylene propylene rubber...
Bando Chemical Posts First Half Results, Revenue Up But Profit Down on High Raw Material Prices
Bando Chemical’s first half (April-September) results (IFRS) showed revenue of 52.2 billion yen ($378.70 million), up 13.1 percent year-on-year; and core operating profit of 3.65 billion yen, down 16.6 percent. Sales of products remained strong despite the lingering impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Sales also increased due to the weaker yen. On the other hand, the cost of sales ratio...
Bando Chemical Sees Sales Revenue Rise 15.2% for FY2021
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. has released its business results for fiscal 2021, revealing growth in both revenue and income. The company’s sales revenue reached 93.74 billion yen, up 15.2 percent year-on-year; and its core operating income came to 5.88 billion yen, up 19.1 percent. Taking a deeper look at the results, Bando Chemical’s auto parts business saw its sales revenue...
New Bando Conveyor Belt Offers High Detachability, Slideability
Bando Chemical has launched sales of a non-adhesive belt for food product use that it has named Mr. Silky Coat, a new addition to its Sunline Belt lineup of light-duty conveyor belts. The use of the hybrid material in which the belt surface is impregnated with silicone-modified polyurethane gives the belt a surface for transporting materials that is high in...