Toyoda Gosei Introduces Shareholder Benefit Program Sep. 17, 2026. - Toyoda Gosei will introduce a shareholder benefit program. Shareholders who hold 100 or more shares of the company continuously for...
Zeon Establishes New Company to Take Over Acrylic Rubber Business Sep. 16, 2026. - Zeon has established a new company, Zeon Chemicals Kurashiki, on July 23 to take over the acrylic rubber business of...
Zeon Establishes New Company to Take Over Acrylic Rubber Business Sep. 16, 2026. - Zeon has established a new company, Zeon Chemicals Kurashiki, on July 23 to take over the acrylic rubber business of...
Rubber Union Emphasizes Importance of Dialogue and Solidarity at Regular Convention Sep. 15, 2026. - The 22nd Regular Convention for the 2026 term of the Japan Rubber Workers Union Confederation (Gomu Rengo), headed by Kazuhito...
Sumitomo Rubber’s Sensing Core Technology Adopted for Buses Sep. 3, 2026. - Sumitomo Rubber’s proprietary sensing technology Sensing Core, which detects the condition of tires, vehicles, and road surfaces, has been adopted...
Japan’s Major Tire Makers Report First Half Results: Report Aug. 24, 2026. - The consolidated financial results for the first half (January–June) of fiscal 2026 have been released by Japan’s four major tire...
Mitsuboshi Belting Begins Construction of New Kobe Headquarters Sep. 10, 2026. - Mitsuboshi Belting has begun construction of its new Kobe headquarters, aiming for completion in September 2029. The company group has...Japanese Rubber Sheet Market Trends: Report Sep. 7, 2026. - Japanese domestic shipments of rubber sheets, which had been stagnant for some time, have begun to rise. According to the...
Toyoda Gosei Introduces Shareholder Benefit Program Sep. 17, 2026. - Toyoda Gosei will introduce a shareholder benefit program. Shareholders who hold 100 or more shares of the company continuously for...
Tosoh to Raise CR and CSM Prices from September 24 Sep. 11, 2026. - Tosoh announced that it will raise prices for chloroprene rubber (CR, sold under the brand name Skyprene) and chlorosulfonated polyethylene...
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...
Bridgestone Develops Foundational Technology to Improve Rubber Productivity in Guayule Sep. 14, 2026. - Bridgestone has successfully produced genome-edited guayule plants for the first time in the world, developing a foundational technology that could...
Sumitomo Rubber Signs International Joint Research Agreement on Low-Frequency Tapping System Aug. 26, 2026. - Sumitomo Rubber (Dunlop) has signed a joint research agreement under the Hevea Research Platform in Partnership (HRPP), an international platform...
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)...
