Toyoda Gosei, a member of the Toyota Group, and Asics, a major sports equipment manufacturer, have launched a line of sustainable sneakers using scrap materials from airbag fabrics, which will be available from Jan. 26 at Asics’s online store and other retailers. Toyoda Gosei has been transforming difficult-to-recycle scraps of airbag fabric and genuine leather handlebars into bags, pen cases,...
Michelin Japan and Yamato Transport on Jn 10. started full-scale operation of a joint logistics reform project. The two companies signed a lead logistics partnership agreement on Sept. 14, 2022 to rebuild a smooth and robust logistics system for Michelin in Japan. The agreement had been partially operational since that day, but became fully operational now with the first shipment...
The city of Shunan in Japan’s Yamaguchi prefecture has joined forces with Idemitsu Kosan, Tosoh, Tokuyama and Marubeni to plant a range of fast-growing tree species in Mukaidake, part of Shunan’s Heta district. This comes as part of a broader effort to trial the renewable production of woody biomass in the area, and follows an afforestation agreement that was reached...
Japan Rubber Weekly recently sat down for a New Year’s interview with Takashi Shimizu, president of Toyo Tires, who took office as chairman of the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) in May 2022. With regard to the JRMA, a nationwide, all-product association of the rubber products manufacturing industry with more than 90 members ranging from large companies to small and...
Tire manufacturer Sumitomo Rubber has made its entry into the realm of esports, which represents an emerging new market. And the company has got off to a strong start by selling out just days after launching its first product here: the Dunlop Gaming Muscle Arm Supporter, an arm supporter specifically for use in esports. Takuya Sekine, a leader from the...
Yokohama Rubber has been selected for the prestigious “A-List” in climate change measures by CDP, an international environmental non-profit organization that aims to realize a sustainable economy. Yokohama Rubber was recognized as a leading company in corporate sustainability. The company was selected from among more than 10,000 companies evaluated, based on their responses to the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire for...
