Toyo Retread received the Council Chairman’s Award in the 2023 Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Promotion Merit Award. The award has been introduced in 1992. It is given to companies that have taken initiative in reducing, reusing, and recycling, and have achieved outstanding results through continuous activities. The purpose of the award is to promote the formation of a recycling-oriented society...
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Sanyo Trading has recently signed a sole agency agreement for Japan with Brisil Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of biomass rice husk silica. The agreement will accelerate the supply of highly dispersible biomass silica for tire and rubber compounding to the Japanese market. Silica is an important raw material for fuel-efficient tires, and demand for silica is expected to grow...
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NOK has released the industry’s first biomass type Postcone rubber pole (line-of-sight marker/lane separation marker) that utilizes plant-derived biomass material polymer. The new product uses 39% plant-derived polymer for the pipe portion of the body, which has the same characteristics as the polyurethane elastomer used in conventional products, while reducing CO2 emissions in the manufacturing process of the raw material...
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Sumitomo Rubber will introduce Dunlop race tires with a sustainable raw material ratio of 43% for the third round of the EV division of the 2023 All Japan Kart Championship to be held on October 21-22. The tires use natural rubber, naturally derived raw materials, sustainable synthetic rubber, and materials recycled from steel scrap to increase the ratio of sustainable...
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Tokyu Bus will be the first bus company in the world to participate in Project Tree, an initiative led by Itochu that aims to achieve traceability and sustainability of natural rubber. Itochu will further promote the project with the cooperation of Toyo Tires, which supplies tires to Tokyu Bus. Natural rubber is the main raw material used in the tires...
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Bridgestone has acquired ISCC PLUS certification, one of the international certifications for sustainable products, at its four tire plants in Japan: Kurume, Tosu, Tochigi, and Hikone. This is the first time for tire plants in Japan to receive ISCC PLUS certification. ISCC PLUS certification is a system that ensures that raw materials derived from renewable and recycled resources, such as...
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