conveyor belts

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...

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Yokohama Rubber Plans Increase to Conveyor Belt Production Capacity

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is looking to increase production capacity for conveyor belts at its Hiratsuka Factory in Kanagawa. This comes as part of a broader effort to bolster the company’s business for industrial materials. Plans are to conduct the expansion here in stages, with the first stage amounting to an investment of around 1.6 billion yen ($13.22 million)....

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Bridgestone’s Conveyor Belt Business Sees Domestic Sales Slip Amid COVID-19

Sales revenue from Bridgestone Corp.’s (TYO:5108) domestic conveyor belt business fell slightly year-on-year for the first half of calendar 2020, the company has revealed. While conveyor belt sales to the iron and steel industry were largely unchanged from the previous year, those to more general users were down due to customers putting plans on hold amid COVID-19, causing the business’s...

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JRW Report: Rubber and Resin Conveyor Belts See Spotty Demand Amid Coronavirus

Demand for rubber and resin conveyor belts remains spotty as the industry is impacted by the wide division of peaks and valleys it faces. Since the spread of COVID-19, demand for rubber and resin parts has declined for many applications, as is the case with other rubber and resin products. On the other hand, there are also applications for which...

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JRMA Forecasts Slight Drop in New Rubber Consumption for 2020

The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) recently published a forecast on rubber consumption for 2020 as part of its 19th executive meeting. As its baseline, this forecast estimates Japan’s new rubber consumption as having risen 0.8 percent for 2019, reaching 1,343,700 tons to make for a third consecutive year of growth. But for 2020, the JRMA is estimating that consumption...

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Bridgestone Sees Strong Conveyor Belt Sales on Back of American Mining Demand

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has seen its overseas sales of conveyor belts generate increased revenue year-on-year for the first half of calendar 2018. And a major factor here has been strong demand from the mining sector in the Americas. Both North and South America showed particularly strong demand for copper ore and iron ore mining over the period, while figures in...

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