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Toyo Tires Sees US Business Propped up by Strong Results for Large-Diameter Tires

Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) President Takashi Shimizu recently revealed that his company is performing well in the U.S. market, giving insight into the company’s operations here as part of a recent results announcement for the first half of calendar 2020. Commenting on these regional operations, Shimizu said that things are going quite well for Toyo Tires in the U.S., with...

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Shin-Etsu Polymer Posts Declining Results for Q1 as Coronavirus Hits Automotive Industry

Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd. (TYO:7970) recently posted its business results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020, revealing a drop in both sales revenue and profits. The company ended the quarter with sales of 18.33 billion yen ($171.49 million), down by 5.7 percent year-on-year; operating profit of just under 1.36 billion yen, down by 25.3 percent; ordinary profit of 1.58...

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Survey: Rubber Product Manufacturers Voice Concern and Uncertainty Over Economic Trends

Japan Rubber Weekly recently sent a survey regarding current economic conditions to 156 domestic manufacturers of rubber and plastic products. Responses were received from 102 of these companies, helping to quantify expectations for the industry’s economic outlook. In an earlier survey conducted this January, the major concern was sluggish performance in demand industries on account of the U.S.–China trade war,...

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Okamoto Sees Business Results Drop Across the Board Due to Coronavirus

Chemical products and condom manufacturer Okamoto Industries Inc. (TYO:5122) recently posted results for the April–June quarter of fiscal 2020. Net sales here were down year-on-year 14.6 percent, dropping to 19.365 billion yen ($183.47 million); operating income was down 15 percent, dropping to 1.923 billion yen; ordinary income fell 5 percent to 2.416 billion yen; and net profit dropped 10.4 percent,...

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JSR’s Elastomers Business Posts 5.57B Yen Operating Loss for First Quarter

JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) recently revealed that its Elastomers business has taken a significant hit from the novel coronavirus, with this news coming as part of the company’s financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The quarterly results revealed a company-wide sales revenue of 93.09 billion yen ($877.9 million), down 22 percent year-on-year; an operating profit of 2.36 billion...

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Toyoda Gosei Develops Deep-UV LED With Strong Ability to Sterilize Coronavirus

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282), a rubber and resin manufacturer under the Toyota Group, has developed a deep-UV LED light module using technology cultivated over the course of various production and development efforts with blue LEDs. The module can be used to sterilize the likes of water or air. Deep-UV LEDs emit short-wavelength UV rays that destroy the genetic information...

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