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Construction Equipment Demand Forecast for FY2023 and FY2024

The Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) held a press conference in Tokyo on February 21 to announce its construction machinery demand forecasts for fiscal 2023 (April 2023 – March 2024) and fiscal 2024 (April 2024 – March 2025). The forecasts were compiled based on a questionnaire survey conducted in January of this year among 62 regular members of the...

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Japanese Automotive Tire Demand to Remain Flat in 2024: Forecast

The Japan Automotive Tire Manufacturers Association (JATMA) recently announced its forecast for Japanese domestic demand for automotive tires in 2023 and 2024. According to the report, total demand for tires for new vehicles in 2023 is expected to be 183.29 million tons, almost unchanged from 2022, with demand for new tires seen to be higher, but demand for tires for...

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Carbon Black Demand Forecast for 2023

The Carbon Black Association of Japan recently compiled a forecast for carbon black demand in 2023, which is expected to be 727,250 tons, up 3.4% from the previous year. This is based on economy showing signs of improvement, such as a recovery in consumer behavior, a resurgence in capital investment, and an increase in exports, as the coronavirus pandemic has...

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JRMA Sees Japanese New Rubber Consumption up 3.8% in 2023

The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) has released its estimate for new rubber consumption in 2022 and its forecast for 2023. According to the report, in 2022, both Japanese domestic shipments and exports of mainstay automotive tires exceeded the previous year’s levels on a unit basis, but on a rubber volume basis, they were slightly below the previous year’s levels....

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Rubber Hose Demand Forecast for 2023

The Japan Rubber Hose Manufacturers Association recently released its demand forecasts for rubber hoses for 2022 and 2023. According to the forecast, production (new rubber consumption) in 2022 is expected to exceed that of 2021 due to continued strong demand for high-pressure hoses throughout the year and a sharp recovery in automotive hoses from the second half of the year....

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Rubber Hose Demand Forecast For 2022

The Japan Rubber Hose Manufacturers Association recently released its demand forecasts for rubber hoses for 2022 and 2023. According to the forecast, production (new rubber consumption) in 2022 is expected to exceed that of 2021 due to continued strong demand for high-pressure hoses throughout the year and a sharp recovery in automotive hoses from the second half of the year....

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