industrial materials

Keeper Looks to Expand Sales of Self-Lubricating Rubber

Keeper Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of industrial rubber products including oil seals for cars, trains and ships, is focusing on increasing the sales of its Lub-Rubber line of self-lubricating rubber. Lub-Rubber possesses self-lubricating properties via the precipitation of a wax component. It is possible to make Lub-Rubber products based on ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber, nitrile rubber (NBR), acrylic...

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Denka Set to Fully Consolidate Industrial Rubber Manufacturer CRK

Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061), a manufacturer of products including chloroprene rubber, has recently announced that it will raise its stake in CRK Co. Ltd. from 53 percent to 100 percent. CRK is engaged in the manufacturing, processing and sale of industrial rubber products. The move is intended to strengthen synergies between Denka’s materials development and CRK’s product development, as well...

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Fujikura Rubber to Acquire Land for New Plant in China

Fujikura Rubber Ltd. (TYO:5121) reached the decision on Aug. 10 to acquire land for constructing a new factory in Zhejiang Province, China. To be used for consolidated subsidiary Anji Fujikura Rubber Ltd. The project will cost an estimated 132 million yen ($1.2 million). Anji Fujikura Rubber constructed and began operating its second plant in December 2016. Since the Chinese market’s...

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