Domestic production of rubber and resin rolls for 2016 rose 0.4 percent over that of the previous year, hitting 3,863 tons, according to data compiled by the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA). The slight increase marks the fourth consecutive year of year-on-year improvement. Although production was up for the year overall, it came with July–September production falling short of that...
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Rubber consumption will see its first annual increase in six years, according to a forecast by the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA). Combined total consumption of natural and synthetic rubber in 2017 is expected to reach 1.2932 million tons, up 0.6 percent year on year. However, total rubber consumption in 2016 is expected to fall for the fifth straight year,...
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Japan Rubber Weekly recently had the opportunity to talk with Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) Chairman Tadanobu Nagumo about the outlook for the Japanese rubber industry. Nagumo, who is also chairman and CEO of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101), said that as M&A activities progress globally, disparities between companies are becoming increasingly clear. Furthermore, the more innovation is progressing, the...
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The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association’s (JRMA) ISO/TC45 Japan National Mirror Committee has issued a report on the progress of the ISO/TC45 Japan National Mirror Committee, a special publication commemorating the 20th anniversary of the committee’s founding. The ISO/TC45 Japan Mirror Committee was originally established within The Society of Rubber Science and Technology Japan (SRIJ) in May 1996. However, in response...
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“Innovation Based on Basic Science,” the theme of this year’s International Rubber Conference (IRC) held in Kitakyushu, Japan, aptly describes an important challenge the rubber industry is facing in moving forward, said Tadanobu Nagumo, honorary chairman of the IRC organizing committee, chairman of the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) and president of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101), at the conference’s opening...
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The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) approached 107 member companies as part of an index survey that ran until this past June this year. Looking at the corporate management of these affiliated corporations, JRMA has tallied up the answers of 79 respondent companies. While there had been a run of five years with growth in revenue and profit, results from...
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