Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is working to expand sales overseas of its Multiple Business (MB) Group, which handles products…...
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Mitsuboshi Belting Increases Sales of Light-Transport Resin Belts
Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. (TYO:5192) is enjoying strong sales of conveyor belts for light transport, particularly the “white” belts used for…...
Yokohama Rubber Aims to Boost Global Sales of Conveyor Belts
The domestic revenue for the conveyor belt business of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) moved almost sideways last year from…...
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…...
