Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. announced on June 21 that it has reached an agreement with Welset Plast Extrusions Pvt. Ltd. of…...
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Japan’s Transmission Belt Production Rises 2% Year-on-Year for 2017
The Japan Belting Manufacturers Association recently released statistics showing Japan’s domestic production of transmission belts to have increased 2 percent…...
Sumitomo Riko Starts Construction of New R&D Facility for Anti-Vibration Rubber
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has held a ceremony to formally mark the start of construction on a new R&D…...
Inoac to Roll Out High-Performance Elastomer Developed by US-Based Cooper Standard
Inoac Corp. is poised to launch the new material Fortrex in Japan within this year. A high-performance elastomer developed by…...
Bridgestone Acquires New Jersey-Based Industrial Rubber to Expand Northeastern US Hose Operations
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) announced on June 1 the acquisition of Industrial Rubber Co. through Bridgestone HosePower LLC, a wholly owned…...
Zeon Receives Petrochemical Technology Award for CPME Production Process
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) has received the fiscal 2017 Japan Petroleum Institute Award for Technological Progress. This comes in recognition of…...
