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Showa Glove Launches Gloves for Touch Panel Operations

on October 11, 2024 in Products

Glove manufacturer Showa Glove has in October released AP800 smartphone compatible nitrile palm gloves, which allow operation of smartphones and other touch panels while wearing gloves. Increasingly, in logistics, manufacturing, cleaning, service, and other workplaces, smartphones and tablet terminals need to be operated for inspection and picking work, inventory control, customer service, and other tasks. However, the touch panel is...

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Kuraray Raises Prices of Septon and Other Elastomers

on October 10, 2024 in Materials

Kuraray will raise the prices of its hydrogenated styrenic thermoplastic elastomers Septon and Hybrar as well as TU polymers globally, beginning with shipments on October 15. The price increase is $0.22 per kilogram. Regarding the price increase, the company said, “The increase in costs for the subject products, including key raw materials, utility and logistics costs, and repair costs, is...

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Lanxess Sells Urethane Systems Business to Ube

on October 10, 2024 in Industry, Materials

Lanxess signed an agreement to sell its Urethane Systems business to Ube. The value of the business is equivalent to 460 million euros ($503.3 million), and the sale price is expected to be approximately 500 million euros. With this transaction, Lanxess will exit its last polymer business. The Urethane Systems business has five manufacturing sites worldwide and laboratories for application...

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Sumitomo Rubber Concludes Share Transfer Agreement for Dunlop Sports Wellness

on October 9, 2024 in Industry

Sumitomo Rubber has resolved at a meeting of its board of directors to conclude a share transfer agreement for the transfer of all shares of its consolidated subsidiary, Dunlop Sports Wellness, to Nagase Brothers. The transfer is scheduled to take place in early December 2024. Regarding the share transfer agreement, the company said, “Dunlop Sports Wellness has been striving to...

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Nitta Moore Moves Korean Plant

on October 8, 2024 in Products

Nitta’s consolidated subsidiary Korea Nitta Moore relocated and expanded its plant in Gumi, Korea, and began operations at the new plant on October 1. The investment was 23 billion won ($17.1 million). With a land area of 30,312 square meters and building area of 21,705 square meters, the new plant is 2.3 times larger than the old one. Air pollution...

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Bridgestone Ends Olympic Contract

on October 7, 2024 in Industry

Bridgestone has decided and agreed with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to continue its Worldwide Partner Agreement for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which expires at the end of December 2024. Based on its mission of contributing to society with the highest quality, the company shares the IOC’s vision of creating a better world through sports and the IPC’s...

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