Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced the Feb. 1 launch of its new dedicated SUV tire, the Alenza LX100. Focused on…...
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JATMA Expects Japan’s Automotive Tire Demand to Grow 5% Next Year
Japanese demand for automotive tires is expected to improve year-on-year across all product categories next year, totaling 174.75 million tires…....
Yokohama Rubber Rolls Out Extensive Lineup of Studless Winter Tires to Meet Demand for Almost Every Car Type
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is making a push to grow sales for its lineup of studless winter tires. Efforts…...
Bridgestone Works With Kumamoto University to Develop Electric Bus Tire
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has developed a prototype tire specifically for electric buses, achieving this by way of joint research with…...
Mitsubishi Chemical’s Carbon Fiber SMC Finds Use in Roof of New Toyota GR Yaris
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. recently announced that its carbon fiber sheet molding compound (SMC) has been adopted for use in the…...
Carbon Black Production Rises as North American Tire Demand Trends Toward Recovery
Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:5301) carbon black business is on the rebound after bottoming out during the April–June quarter, says…...

