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New Rubber Consumption in 2024 Expected to Increase 1%: JRMA Forecast

On January 26, the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) announced its forecast for new rubber consumption in 2023 and 2024. According to the report, both Japanese domestic shipments and exports, on a rubber volume basis, of mainstay automotive tires in 2023 will be lower than in 2022. For industrial products, although the recovery of automobile production was a positive factor,...

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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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New Year’s Interview: JRMA Chairman Takashi Shimizu on Japan’s Rubber Industry in 2023

Japan Rubber Weekly recently sat down for a New Year’s interview with Takashi Shimizu, president of Toyo Tires, who took office as chairman of the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) in May 2022. With regard to the JRMA, a nationwide, all-product association of the rubber products manufacturing industry with more than 90 members ranging from large companies to small and...

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JRMA Board Meeting Calls on Members to Turn Tough Times Into an Opportunity

The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) recently held its 27th board meeting at Osaka’s Hotel Hankyu International. Headed up by Toyo Tires President Takashi Shimizu, the association is made up of numerous domestic manufacturers of tires and industrial rubber products. Held on Oct. 28, the meeting saw reports given on range of topics, including (1) overall production, import and export...

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Construction Equipment Demand Expected to Boost High-Pressure Hoses in 2018

Business is expected to stay robust for the construction machinery industry, which is a major source of demand for high-pressure hoses. According to data recently released by the Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA), the shipment value of construction equipment is expected to rise 5 percent year-on-year for fiscal 2018, reaching a total of 2.4 trillion yen ($22.61 billion). Driven...

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Synthetic Rubber Shipments Increase 0.9% in 2016

The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) has released its synthetic rubber shipment figures for calendar 2016, revealing a small year-on-year increase of 0.9 percent at a total of 1,647,408 tons. The annual shipment figures totaled at 867,364 tons domestically, an increase of 2.5 percent from last year, and 540,814 tons internationally, an increase of 3.7 percent. Chloroprene rubber and isobutylene-isoprene...

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