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Yokohama Rubber Develops Car Air Conditioning Hoses For Refrigerant HFO-1234yf

on August 2, 2018 in Products

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it has developed a new series of car air conditioning hoses that offer compatibility with HFO-1234yf. A next-generation refrigerant, HFO-1234yf is finding increasing use in automotive air conditioning, especially by North American automakers. The new hose series includes both high-pressure and low-pressure products, and has already been adopted for use in the...

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Zeon Co-Develops New Technology to Produce Isoprene From Biomass

on July 31, 2018 in Innovation

Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) has worked with the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Riken) and Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) to co-develop a new technology for producing isoprene – a raw material used in synthetic rubber – from biomass in a stable and efficient manner. By constructing a world-first artificial pathway and creating highly active enzymes, the research project has...

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

on July 17, 2018 in Tires

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

on June 22, 2018 in Products

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

on June 20, 2018 in Products

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

on May 8, 2018 in Tires

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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