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Sumitomo Rubber Succeeds in Experiment to Improve Natural Rubber

on July 6, 2022 in Industry, Materials

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, in collaboration with partners including Tohoku University, Kanazawa University and Saitama University, has succeeded in an experiment leading to the improvement of natural rubber varieties. The experiment identified the section of a natural rubber synthesizing enzyme that is important for controlling the chain length of natural rubber. By incorporating the section into an enzyme derived from tomatoes,...

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Eneos Materials Acquires ISCC Plus Certification in Hungary

on July 5, 2022 in Industry

Eneos MOL Synthetic Rubber (EMSR), a JV between Eneos Materials and MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas, has acquired ISCC Plus certification as of this April. Acquiring this certification has allowed EMSR to create a setup for sustainable solution-polymerized styrene–butadiene rubber (S-SBR). The setup here takes sustainable butadiene and styrene, allocates it through a mass balance method based on the certification...

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Report: Impact of the Shanghai Lockdown on Japanese Rubber Industry

on July 4, 2022 in Industry

The lockdown implemented in Shanghai, China’s largest economic city, had a significant impact on the lives of citizens and supply chains. The impact on the supply chain was particularly large, and the future situation is uncertain. Although the number of infected people has been decreasing due to the Chinese government’s Zero Corona Policy, some are concerned that the lockdown may...

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Tokyo Zairyo Posts 47.11B Yen Sales Revenue in Wake of Increased Synthetic Rubber Sales

on June 29, 2022 in Industry

Tokyo Zairyo Co. Ltd., a raw materials trading firm under the Zeon Group, has posted its business results for fiscal 2021 – revealing sales revenue of 47.11 billion yen, ordinary profit of 2.46 billion yen and net profit of just under 1.7 billion yen. With the company having applied changes including a new revenue recognition standard from the start of...

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Toyoda Gosei Looks to Accelerate Plastic Waste Recycling With New 3D Printer

on June 24, 2022 in Industry

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.(TYO:7282) plans to utilize a resin pellet-type 3D printer the company is developing jointly with S lab Inc., looking here to expand in-house recycling of resin waste materials as part of its efforts to reduce waste. 3D printers are characterized by their ability to create various types of products without the use of molds. By applying S...

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Japan Break 5,000 Mark With New Seismically Isolated Building Plans in 2020

on June 17, 2022 in Industry

The cumulative total number of seismically isolated buildings planned through the end of 2020 in Japan was 5,099, up 151 buildings from the end of the previous year, according to the latest statistics compiled by the Japan Society of Seismic Isolation. Significant increases in such plans were recorded in 2012, the year following the Great East Japan Earthquake, with a...

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