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Coronavirus Outbreak Raises Major Concerns Over Supply of Raw Materials From China

With the spread of the novel coronavirus showing no signs of letting up, companies in the rubber sector are seeing increasingly serious effects on business. Problems are piling up with regard to securing employees, carrying out logistics, operating supply chains and more. Issues on the production side of business have spread to regions outside of China, including Japan. And with...

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JRW Survey: Japanese Rubber Industry Cites Increasing Sense of Market Opacity for 2019

Conducting a survey over early- to mid-July, Japan Rubber Weekly asked 158 Japanese manufacturers of rubber and resin products about their business outlooks, earnings forecasts and more. The responses coming back from 107 companies indicated a deepening sense of market opacity. In addition to rising uncertainty around international situations such as the U.S.–China trade war, several domestic factors – including...

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