Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:5101) Mie Plant has donated 40 tires for vaccine transport vehicles to Mie Prefecture, providing these on June 1. This comes as part of the plant’s efforts to help out the local community and support medical countermeasures against COVID-19. The donated tires have been fitted to official vehicles used for transporting COVID-19 vaccines to hospitals, health...
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) is bringing in special paid leave days for its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. By providing this paid leave, the transportation and conveyor belts manufacturer aims to reduce health risks from COVID-19 and help prevent its spread. However, the company will only recommend vaccination rather than require it, leaving it up to each individual...
A number of Japanese companies are looking to bring stationed employees back home from India, where the rate of COVID-19 infection has surged of late. Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) has already finished bringing back employees from local subsidiary Tokyo Zairyo Co. Ltd., while the likes of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) and Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) too are moving to...
While economic conditions are taking a hit from COVID-19, Japan’s demand for infrastructure-related products has avoided any major slump, staying comparatively firm. The infrastructure maintenance sector makes use of a wide range of rubber and plastic products for all sorts of applications. This includes conveyor belts and hoses used for moving materials and dirt at building sites, as well as...
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) announced on June 10 that it has been offered subsidies for an in-house R&D effort focused on infection testing. The company has been working here to develop and test new multiplexed diagnostics technology that targets COVID-19 alongside a range of other infections. The subsidy offer came in on May 28 from the Japan Agency for Medical...
Asahi Rubber Inc. (TYO:5162) is producing and donating face shields to help prevent droplet infection at medical facilities dealing with the novel coronavirus. As a recent effort here, the manufacturer of industrial rubber products sent through a free shipment to the Fukushima Association for Clinical Engineering Technologies (FACET). These face shields are used to cover the heads of patients on...
