Sumitomo Rubber has set a new 2030 reduction target for Scope 3 to achieve carbon neutrality for its entire supply chain. In addition, the 2030 reduction targets for Scope 1 and 2 have been raised due to the progress made ahead of schedule as a result of proactive efforts at each of the company’s sites. Scope 3 accounts for about...
Toyo Tires will support the Freeride World Tour (FWT) Japan Series, an international freeride skiing and snowboarding competition to be held from January to February 2024, as the title sponsor of the “2024 Toyo Tires FWT Japan Series”. Freeride skiing and snowboarding is a winter extreme sport in which skiers compete in their technique and style by freely skiing down...
Yokohama Rubber has developed a chemical reaction visualization technology to elucidate the mechanism of adhesive aging reaction between rubber and steel cords in tires. The technology combines advanced measurement and computational science based on the AI utilization concept HAICoLab. The research was conducted in collaboration with Tada Laboratory at Nagoya University, Riken, DAM Laboratory at Japan Advanced Institute of Science...
Bridgestone has launched in launched in July a new solution service for mining, which has already found use by resource major BHP at their Pampa Norte Spence mine in Chile. The service proposes optimal tire maintenance timing and driving routes based on tire durability prediction using a proprietary algorithm developed by Bridgestone. Based on the unique algorithm that makes full...
Toyo Tires President & CEO Takashi Shimizu was awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon in the 2023 Autumn Medal of Honor. The Medal was given in recognition of his promotion of business management that contributes to the mobility society through the production and sale of automotive tires and parts, and his contribution to the development of the rubber industry as...
Toyo Retread received the Council Chairman’s Award in the 2023 Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Promotion Merit Award. The award has been introduced in 1992. It is given to companies that have taken initiative in reducing, reusing, and recycling, and have achieved outstanding results through continuous activities. The purpose of the award is to promote the formation of a recycling-oriented society...
