Toyox Launches Generative AI Chatbot Website AI Navi Oct. 14, 2026. - Toyox has launched Website AI Navi, a generative AI chatbot integrated into its corporate website, marking the first such service...
Lanxess Develops New Tire Antidegradant, Completes EU REACH Registration Oct. 14, 2026. - Lanxess has developed Vulkanox 4060, a new antidegradant for tires, and completed its registration under the European Union’s REACH chemical...
Fiscal 2025 Business Results of 138 Japanese Rubber-Related Companies: Survey Oct. 13, 2026. - Between July and August, Japan Rubber Weekly publisher Posty Corporation conducted an independent survey of the business performance of 138...
Rubber and Plastics Industry Responds to Persistent Instability in the Middle East Sep. 24, 2026. - More than six months have passed since the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran, and the Islamic...
Dunlop and Fujitsu Achieve High-Speed Tire Structural Analysis with AI Oct. 5, 2026. - Dunlop and Fujitsu jointly presented at the 5th Nepcon Japan Autumn on September 11, introducing a tire structural analysis acceleration...
Sumitomo Rubber to Establish New UK Subsidiary to Drive Global Dunlop Brand Strategy Oct. 1, 2026. - Sumitomo Rubber has established a wholly owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom, Dunlop Branding Works, to accelerate its global brand...
Toyox Launches Generative AI Chatbot Website AI Navi Oct. 14, 2026. - Toyox has launched Website AI Navi, a generative AI chatbot integrated into its corporate website, marking the first such service...
Hayakawa Rubber Expects Growing Demand for Repair and Rehabilitation of Aging Infrastructure Oct. 9, 2026. - Hayakawa Rubber offers a wide range of infrastructure-related products designed to ensure concrete quality, water-tightness, and seismic resilience. Its portfolio...
Lanxess Develops New Tire Antidegradant, Completes EU REACH Registration Oct. 14, 2026. - Lanxess has developed Vulkanox 4060, a new antidegradant for tires, and completed its registration under the European Union’s REACH chemical...
Kogure Rubber Begins Sales of EUDR-Compliant Natural Rubber Oct. 8, 2026. - Kogure rubber has begun handling natural rubber designed to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). The company is offering...
Summer Interview: Togawa Rubber President Tadamasa Togawa Aug. 17, 2026. - Japan Rubber Weekly sat down with Togawa Rubber President Tadamasa Togawa, who looks back on his first year in office...
Hwaseung Moves to Expand Business in the Japanese Market: CEO Interview Aug. 5, 2026. - The Hwaseung Group, headquartered in Busan, South Korea, is a comprehensive rubber industry group that operates globally across Korea and...
Katecs Develops Digital Management System for Auxiliary Methods in Mountain Tunnel Construction Oct. 7, 2026. - Katecs has developed the CKi Smart Grouting Management System, a product package that enables the digital management of auxiliary construction...
Yokohama Rubber Develops Generative AI System Sep. 25, 2026. - Yokohama Rubber has independently developed and launched full-scale operation of a generative AI system that utilizes Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), enabling...
Japan Glove Manufacturers Association Publishes 2024 Glove Sales Volumes Apr. 18, 2025. - According to the 2024 Japanese domestic glove sales volume statistics compiled by the Japan Glove Manufacturers Association, household glove sales...
CEMA Publishes Construction Machinery Demand Forecasts for Fiscal 2024 and 2025 Mar. 7, 2025. - The Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) recently released its construction machinery demand forecasts for fiscal 2024 (April 2024-March 2025)...
