Japan Rubber Weekly

ETIC Concludes EPDM Licensing Agreement with China’s Guoneng Yulin Chemical Aug. 18, 2026. - ETIC, a technology consulting firm engaged in chemical plant business planning, has signed an EPDM licensing agreement with Guoneng Yulin...

Bridgestone Receives the 38th Rubber Society of Japan Award

Rubber Belt Production Up 15% in June, 7% for First Half

Dunlop Exhibits at Kids Engineer 2026

Impact of Middle East Situation on Japanese Rubber, Resin Makers: Survey

Tires

Bridgestone Sales, Profits Up in First Half Aug. 20, 2026. - Bridgestone reported consolidated results for the first half of the fiscal year ending December 2026 (January to June, IFRS basis),...

JATMA Issues Mid-Year Revision of Japan’s 2026 Automotive Tire Demand Forecast

Bridgestone Exhibition Aims to Deepen Public Understanding of Circular Tire Society

Dunlop Highlights Breakthrough in Ice‑Performance Capability

Bridgestone Launches New Mining‑Focused Commercial

Products

Sumitomo Riko to Expand American Anti-Vibration Rubber Capacity Aug. 18, 2026. - Sumitomo Riko will increase production capacity at the plant of its U.S. group company, SumiRiko Ohio, which manufactures and sells...

Minato Rubber Establishes Sales Company in Vietnam Aug. 13, 2026. - Minato Rubber has established a trading company, Minato Global Connect Company, in Hanoi, Vietnam, effective May 5. Full-scale trading operations...

Rubber Belt Production Up 15% in June, 7% for First Half

Showa Holdings to Be Delisted from Tokyo Stock Exchange

Tigers Polymer’s Revenue Surpasses 50 Billion Yen for the First Time

Achilles Begins Full Operations at New Mexico Hub

Materials

Tokai Carbon Sales Up 10% in First Half Aug. 21, 2026. - Tokai Carbon reported its consolidated results for the first half of the fiscal year ending December 2026, with net sales...

CMB Manufacturer TPR Nobukawa to Accelerate New Market Development in China, Thailand and Beyond Aug. 6, 2026. - TPR Nobukawa, a carbon masterbatch (CMB) manufacturer, is seeing its current production volume decline by around 10% year-on-year due to...

Hwaseung Moves to Expand Business in the Japanese Market: CEO Interview

Zeon’s Elastomer Materials Business Delivers 30% Operating Profit Growth in Q1

Japan Polymer Mixing Manufacturers Association Survey Reports 10% Production Decline

Denka to Exit Specialty Rubber Business for Automotive Hoses

Interviews

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...

Lanxess Expects Environment to Remain Difficult in First Half: FY Results

Interview: Zeon CFO Kazuyoshi Matsuura on the Impacts of the Iran War

Interview: Sumitomo Riko President Kazushi Shimizu

Interview: Masaru Oda, President of Yasufuku Rubber Industry