Toyoda Gosei, Denso and Toyota Boshoku have worked together to create a concept model for the future of automotive passenger compartments. The model is being displayed at b8ta Tokyo-Shibuya over Nov. 1–31 to get feedback on its usability, with users invited to try out a napping support system that lets them sleep for a short period to refresh themselves while...
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Bridgestone and Toppan Forms Jointly Develop Next-Generation RFID Tags for Tires
Bridgestone and Toppan Forms have begun joint development of mounting technology for the early practical application of next-generation RFID tags for tires, for which basic studies have been conducted earlier. The joint initiative aims to develop next-generation RFID tags that can communicate accurately from a greater distance and establish technologies for mounting on tires by combining Bridgestone’s tire development and...
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Sumitomo Rubber Group and Singaporean Natural Rubber Processor to Resume WWF Pilot Project
Sumitomo Rubber Singapore, a natural rubber procurement company of Sumitomo Rubber Group, and Hok Tong, a natural rubber processing company of natural rubber producer Halcyon Agri (Singapore), held a kick-off ceremony in Jambi, Indonesia, in September to resume the “Traceability and Transparency Pilot Project,” which was temporarily suspended due to a coronavirus outbreak. Sumitomo Rubber Industries has joined the World...
Toyo Tires Set to Show Off New Products on 28 Vehicles at SEMA Show 2022
Toyo Tire U.S.A. (TTC) has announced that it will be running a booth at the SEMA Show 2022, an event being held in Las Vegas over Nov. 1–4. Organized by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), the SEMA Show is one of the world’s largest trade shows for aftermarket auto parts. And with 70,000 buyers from around the world expected...
Denka Transfers Cement Sales Business to Taiheiyo Cement
Chemical company Denka decided on October 25 at a meeting of its board of directors to transfer its cement sales business to a newly established wholly owned subsidiary, and to transfer all shares of the new company to Taiheiyo Cement. It also resolved to completely withdraw from the limestone mining and cement manufacturing business by the first half of 2025....
Toyo Tires Declares Support for TCFD Recommendations, Moves to Bolster Information Disclosure
Toyo Tires has declared its support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Driven by climate change, recent years have brought a raft of abnormal weather events – including heavy rains and flooding – as well as frequent natural disasters. And this has had an impact on the Toyo Tires Group as well, increasing the...