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Building on Japanese Strength of Answering Environmental Challenges: JRMA Chairman

on January 12, 2017 in Industry, Interviews

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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JRMA Publishes 20-Year History of ISO/TC45 Japan National Mirror Committee

on November 14, 2016 in Industry

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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IRC 2016 Kitakyushu: Innovation Based on Basic Science

on November 2, 2016 in Industry, Interviews

“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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JRMA Survey: Rubber Companies Show Lackluster Performance Through June 2016

on October 27, 2016 in Industry, Interviews

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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Gas Piping Shows 20% Improvement in Pass Ratio for July Independent Testing

on September 22, 2016 in Market Background, Products

A total of 359,000 meters of gas piping passed independent testing in July, according to data collected by the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA). It marks a year-on-year increase of 20 percent – and the second consecutive month of increased scores. In terms of rubber piping, that both for urban gas and liquefied petroleum (LP) gas showed improvement in pass...

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Exports of Rubber Products Fall for 11th Straight Month in June

on August 30, 2016 in Market Background

Exports of rubber products fell 20.6 percent year-on-year in June to 74.86 billion yen ($734.451 million), while imports fell 10.0 percent to 33.345 billion yen according to the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association. Exports fell for the 11th straight month, while imports were down following an increase in May. Exports fell for 11 out of 15 categories in June, with automobile...

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