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Yokohama Rubber Schedules Japanese Launch of Geolandar X-MT Tires for Autumn

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has announced plans for this autumn to launch Japanese sales of the Geolandar X-MT, a mud-terrain tire for SUVs and pickup trucks. The tire is already available for pre-sale in the North American market. Geolandar tires are offered by Yokohama Rubber worldwide as a high-added-value brand of tires for SUVs and pickup trucks. The X-MT...

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Yokohama Rubber Boosts Energy Efficiency at Japan’s Longest Conveyor Line

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently delivered its energy-saving Ecotex conveyor belting to Chichibu Taiheiyo Cement Corp.’s KLT line – the longest conveyor line in Japan. The product has been receiving high praise for its durability and energy efficiency. Aside from its excellent durability, Ecotex serves to optimize the viscoelasticity of a conveyor belt’s undersurface cover, which comes in contact...

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Yokohama Rubber Develops New Hardening Accelerator, Enables Single-Day Waterproofing of Buildings

Yokohama Rubber MB Japan, an industrial rubber products subsidiary of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101), will release the EU-One Oneda-F hardening accelerator for urethane waterproofing film as a new addition to the Criterion series of products. When used at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, the EU-One Oneda-F hardening accelerator hardens urethane waterproofing film in five hours. This allows the...

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Yokohama Rubber President Lays Out Plans for Focus on Motorsport Events

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) President Masataka Yamaishi has laid out plans to continue his company’s active focus on motorsport events this year, which marks the beginning of the company’s new medium-term management plan, “Grand Design 2020.” Yamaishi revealed his plans as part of an April 22 press conference at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, where the first...

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Yokohama Rubber Subsidiary Targets Improved Supply of Non-Tire Products

Yokohama Industrial Products Japan Co. Ltd., a sales subsidiary for the non-tire operations of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101), is striving to further improve its contributions to its parent company, which last year welcomed its 100th anniversary. Hiroyuki Hosoda, president of Yokohama Industrial Products Japan, has said that he is satisfied with his company’s numerical results for 2017. But with...

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Yokohama Tire Renews Sponsorship Contract With Los Angeles Angels

Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC), a U.S. subsidiary of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101), has renewed its contractual partnership with Major League Baseball team the Los Angeles Angels for 2018–2020. Based on the agreement, the Yokohama logo will be displayed at the team’s home ballpark, Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The move comes as a bid to increase Yokohama Rubber’s brand awareness...

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