Japan Belting Manufacturers Association

Demand for Japan’s Rubber Belts Expected to Rise 8% Next Year

Demand for Japanese-made rubber belts is projected to rise 8 percent year-on-year to 24,186 tons for 2022, according to a forecast put together by the Japan Belting Manufacturers Association for next year. Out of the 24,186 ton total, domestic demand is set to come to 18,575 tons, up 11 percent year-on-year. Export demand, meanwhile, is expected to come to 5,611...

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Demand for Japan’s Rubber Belts Expected to Rise 8% Next Year

Demand for Japanese-made rubber belts is projected to rise 8 percent year-on-year to 24,186 tons for 2022, according to a forecast put together by the Japan Belting Manufacturers Association for next year. Out of the 24,186 ton total, domestic demand is set to come to 18,575 tons, up 11 percent year-on-year. Export demand, meanwhile, is expected to come to 5,611...

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Demand for Japanese Rubber Belts Expected to Grow 1% Next Year

Demand for Japanese-made rubber belts is expected to reach 19,668 tons in 2021, which would mark a 1 percent year-on-year increase. This figure comes from the Japan Belting Manufacturers Association, which recently put together a 2021 demand forecast for rubber and plastic belts. The logistics sector, as well as the sector for packaging and paper production, are set to continue...

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Japan’s Rubber Belt Production Falls 7% in 2019 Despite Strong Domestic Demand for Conveyor Belts

Japan’s production of rubber belts has fallen 7 percent year-on-year to end at 24,575 tons for 2019, according to figures from the Japan Belting Manufacturers Association. Making up a large proportion of overall rubber belt production, that for conveyor belts fell 8 percent year-on-year to 13,633 tons. While domestic demand for such belts was strong enough to outshine 2018 figures...

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Japanese Production of Transmission Belts Falls Year-on-Year Amid Shifts in Automotive Sector

Japan’s domestic production of transmission belts fell 2 percent year-on-year in 2018 to end at 11,701 tons, according to statistics from the Japan Belting Manufacturers Association. General-purpose industrial products performed well for the year, with demand increasing for use in the likes of semiconductor production equipment, injection molding machines, machine tools and industrial robots. This was offset, however, by a...

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Japanese Belt Exports Stay Flat for 2018 While Imports Rise 16%

Japan’s rubber belt exports for 2018 were largely unchanged year-on-year at a value of 39.62 billion yen ($356.06 million), according to foreign trade statistics released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and put together by the Japan Belting Manufacturers Association. Rubber belt exports to the U.S. – the Japanese sector’s top customer here – were up 11 percent year-on-year, while...

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