Member unions of the Japan Rubber Workers Union Confederation (JRWUC) and major rubber manufacturers have reached agreements following the 2017…...
Market Background
Driven by Tires, Japan’s Carbon Black Shipments Rise for February
Shipment volume of carbon black in February was up 2.3 percent to 46,531 tons from the same period last year,…...
Shipment Value of Rubber Goods Declines 1.4 Percent in January
According to rubber production and shipment figures released by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the shipment…...
CEMA Finds 2017 Demand for Construction Machinery Stagnant in Japan but Increasing Abroad
Shipment values of construction machinery are forecast at 1.879 trillion yen ($16.575 billion) for the fiscal year ending March 2018,…...
Japan’s Automobile Production Falls 0.8% for 2016
Japanese automotive manufacturers produced a total of 9.204696 million vehicles over January–December 2016, according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association…...
Hose Assembly Sales Down 3% for 2016, Industrial and Plastic Hoses Recovering
Sales of hose assemblies fell 3 percent year-on-year to 60.985 billion yen ($53.48 million) for January–December 2016, according to the…...
