Japan’s rubber belt exports for 2018 were largely unchanged year-on-year at a value of 39.62 billion yen ($356.06 million), according…...
Industry
Sumitomo Rubber Works With German Research Institute to Clarify Processes Behind Natural Rubber Failure
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has managed a world-first success in shedding light on the crystallization process that occurs at…...
Japan’s Synthetic Rubber Production Falls 3% Year-on-Year for 2018
Japan’s production of synthetic rubber fell by 3.2 percent year-on-year to end at just under 1.57 million tons for 2018,…...
Special Report: Japanese Exports to China Rise for Some Rubber Products, Fall for Others
Driven by factors such as the U.S.–China trade war, China’s economic slowdown is becoming clearer as of late. And these…...
Toyo Tires and Mitsubishi Launch Efforts to Draw Out Synergy
Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) and Mitsubishi Corp. (TYO:8058) have gotten started with efforts aimed at drawing out synergy between their…...
Major Tire Companies Plan Production Increases for 2019 While Projecting Rising Sales, Falling Profits
Japan’s four major tire manufacturers have now posted their earnings forecasts for calendar 2019, with the general trend of expectations…...

