The domestic revenue for the conveyor belt business of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) moved almost sideways last year from…...
Industry
Amid Limelight on China, Japanese Rubber Industry Quietly Continues Expansion Into Europe
The period since the 1960s has seen a spurt of overseas expansion from Japanese companies involved in the rubber industry…....
Bando Chemical Celebrates 110th Anniversary, Broadcasts Ceremony to Sites Worldwide
Mitsutaka Yoshii, president of Kobe-based Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195), presided over a ceremony on April 14 to commemorate the…...
Bridgestone’s Kumamoto Plant Ceases Operations, Conducts Safety Checks After Powerful Quake
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck at 9.26 p.m. Japan Standard Time on April 14, with its epicenter near the city of…...
Katsura Roller’s E-Core Earns Governmental Eco-friendly Award
Katsura Roller Mfg. Co. Ltd.’s winding roller, e-Core, has earned the award of “Gold Ecotech,” which is given to Osaka-developed…...
China’s Rubber Sector Looks to Transform With Industry 4.0 – From Size to Strength (Part 2)
Chinese tire manufacturers, even the ones that make the best product, have experienced flat year-on-year growth for passenger vehicle tires,…...
