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Asahi Rubber Shirakawa No. 2 Plant Obtains ISO 13485 Certification

on July 29, 2022 in Industry

Asahi Rubber’s Shirakawa No. 2 Plant in Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, has acquired ISO 13485 certification, an international quality management system standard for medical devices. The company is developing its medical and life science business alongside its optical, functional, and telecommunications businesses, and is currently manufacturing rubber stoppers for intravenous infusion bags as well as mixing medications, and the AR...

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Toyoda Gosei Leverages Sustainable Brand Re-S for Collaboration With Beams Japan

on July 28, 2022 in Industry, Products

Toyoda Gosei has launched two new products as a collaboration between its sustainable product brand Re-S and partner Beams Japan. The products – both made out of recycled airbag fabric – are a vest with features appropriate for emergencies and a wrap that can be used as emergency headgear. Toyoda Gosei has already been offering other products under its Re-S...

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Yokohama Rubber Holds Event to Interact With Natural Rubber Suppliers & Form Unified Stance on Issues

on July 27, 2022 in Industry, Materials

Yokohama Rubber and subsidiary Yokohama Rubber Singapore held a Suppliers’ Day event this past May, looking here to interact with natural rubber suppliers and reach a unified stance on various issues as Yokohama Rubber pursues the sustainable procurement of natural rubber. This marks the third time the company has held such an event, with previous Suppliers’ Days having been organized...

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JATMA Revises 2022 Japanese Tire Demand Forecast Downward – Part 2

on July 27, 2022 in Industry, Tires

The Japan Automobile Tire Manufacturers Association (JATMA) recently released its 2022 Mid-Year Review of Japanese Automotive Tire Demand. This article is part of a series and follows part 1 published yesterday. Commercial Tire Dealer Sales Demand Trends As for passenger car tires, first half sales of summer tires were up 7 percent compared to the previous year. The second half...

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Yokohama Rubber Supports Child Fund Japan

on July 26, 2022 in Industry

In July, the Yokohama Magokoro (Sincere Heart) Fund, a social contribution fund by Yokohama Rubber employees, donated to support the activities of Child Fund Japan, which conducts a sponsorship program to watch children grow up while exchanging letters. Yokohama Rubber matched the donation as a matching gift, bringing the total amount of support to 384,000 yen ($2,800). This is the...

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JATMA Revises 2022 Japanese Tire Demand Forecast Downward – Part 1

on July 26, 2022 in Industry, Tires

The Japan Automobile Tire Manufacturers Association (JATMA) recently released its 2022 Mid-Year Review of Japanese Automotive Tire Demand. According to the review, the 2022 forecast is expected to be 3 percent up for new vehicle tires when compared to the previous year, flat for after-market vehicle tires, 1 percent up for special vehicle tires and flat for motorcycle tires. The...

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