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Rubber-related Companies Recognized for Excellent Health Management

on March 21, 2025 in Industry

The Excellent Corporation for Health Management certification system recognizes corporations, including large enterprises and small-to-medium businesses, that practice exemplary health management. It is divided into the Large-Scale Corporation Category and the Small-to-Medium-Scale Corporation Category, with top performers in the former category earning the additional White 500 designation. Moreover, the Health and Productivity Stock Selection is a program by the Ministry...

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Bridgestone, Ueshima Co-Develop Lab-Scale Wear Testing Machine to Accelerate TRWP Research

on March 19, 2025 in Industry

Bridgestone and Ueshima Seisakusho have jointly developed the FPS Wear Testing Machine: Wear Particle Collection Model, capable of generating and collecting wear particles from rubber samples with the same composition as tires at a laboratory scale. Leveraging Bridgestone’s expertise as a tire manufacturer in rubber products and their wear characteristics, and Ueshima Seisakusho’s proficiency as a physical testing equipment manufacturer...

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Rubber Hose Production Down First Time in Four Years: Japan Rubber Hose Manufacturers Association

on March 14, 2025 in Industry, Products

According to data compiled by the Japan Rubber Hose Manufacturers Association based on Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) statistics, production and shipments of rubber hoses in 2024 totaled 31,662 tons in new rubber volume, down 6.6% from the previous year, and shipments were 135.83 billion yen ($914.26 million), down 4.5%. This was the first time in four years...

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Focusing on Profitable Fields to Survive: Roll Manufacturers

on March 13, 2025 in Industry

In the printing, paper manufacturing, and steel making roll sectors, where the overall demand environment is severe, roll manufacturers are concentrating their resources in areas where demand is firm. Demand for rolls for printing continues to decline gradually due to the trend toward being paperless. “The most difficult market is for new printing machine installations. However, due to the stagnant...

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Zeon Establishes Chinese JV for Lithium-ion Battery Anode Binders

on March 11, 2025 in Industry, Materials

Zeon Trading (Shanghai), a wholly owned subsidiary of Zeon Corporation, has agreed with Zhuhai Chenyu New Materials Technology (Chenyu), an affiliate of Shanghai Energy New Materials Technology (Semcorp), to establish Shanghai Chenon New Materials Technology, a joint venture to sell binders for negative electrodes used in lithium ion batteries. The investment ratio is 51% by Chenyu and 49% by Zeon...

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CEMA Publishes Construction Machinery Demand Forecasts for Fiscal 2024 and 2025

on March 7, 2025 in Industry, Market Background

The Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) recently released its construction machinery demand forecasts for fiscal 2024 (April 2024-March 2025) and fiscal 2025 (April 2025-March 2026). The forecasts were compiled based on a questionnaire survey conducted in January among 61 construction equipment manufacturers that are regular members of the association. According to the survey, in fiscal 2024, Japanese domestic shipments...

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