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N-Plus Exhibition Takes Place in Tokyo, Advanced Materials and Technologies on Display

on September 30, 2016 in Industry

Materials and technology exhibition N-Plus is taking place at Tokyo Big Sight over Sept. 28–30. Exhibitors from a variety of manufacturing industries, joined by companies involved in the rubber industry, are targeting visitors who seek advanced performance and added-value technologies and materials. Held annually, N-Plus represents a good opportunity for companies to gain exposure and acclaim for their newly developed...

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Japanese Rubber Companies Ramp up Web Presence, E-commerce Activities

on September 28, 2016 in Industry

Whether be it manufacturers or trading companies specialized in rubber goods, those in the rubber industry are improving their web presence every year. As the number of visitors to their websites has increased on a global scale, their homepage has become a place to circulate information widely. Although the main content for those websites are corporate overview and products that...

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CEMA Forecasts 1.855 Trillion Yen in Shipment Value of Construction Equipment for Fiscal 2017

on September 7, 2016 in Industry, Market Background

Shipment values of construction equipment are forecast at 1.855 trillion yen ($18.283 billion) in fiscal 2017, on a par with the previous year, according to the Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA). This includes a forecast 822 billion yen in the domestic market, up 2 percent year-on-year, the first rise in two years. The forecast for exports is 1.033 trillion...

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Carbon Black Shipping Volume Down 3% for June

on August 8, 2016 in Industry, Materials

Shipping volume for carbon black in June was 49,414 tons in June according to the Japanese Carbon Black Association. That was down 3 percent over the previous year and marked the seventh straight month of year-on-year declines. Carbon black for rubber products saw shipments down by 6 percent year on year for tires, while that for other general rubber products...

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Zeon and Sumitomo Chemical Look at Consolidating S-SBR Businesses

on August 8, 2016 in Industry, Materials

Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) and Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) have reached a basic agreement to begin looking into the consolidation of the two companies’ solution styrene butadiene rubber (S-SBR) businesses. Zeon and Sumitomo Chemical will, by the end of September, complete due diligence and studies pertaining to the nature of the business consolidation. Any definitive agreements stemming from this would...

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Sales Rise for Food Machinery Made with Belts, Hoses and Tubes

on July 27, 2016 in Industry, Products

Many rubber and plastics companies exhibited at Fooma Japan, the four-day international food machinery and technology exhibition held at Tokyo Big Sight from June 7 to 10. The companies actively promoted their wares to food product users. Belt manufacturers were especially fired up as they set up their booths with contraptions that attracted attendees’ attention. According to statistics released by...

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