Tigers Polymer’s rubber sheet business for the first half (April-September) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, showed a slight increase in sales over the same period last year. “Although sales were positive, volume-wise, they were almost unchanged. However, statistics show that shipments in the rubber sheet industry as a whole are still quite severe, falling even lower than...
Okamoto posted sales of 54.49 billion yen ($362.81 million), up 6.9% year-on-year, operating income of 4.92 billion yen, up 3.2%, ordinary income of 5.02 billion yen, down 16.5%, and net income of 2.98 billion yen, down 34.9% in the first half (April to September) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Sales and operating income increased due to strong...
The Japan Society of Seismic Isolation held on November 22 its 20th Forum on Seismic Isolation at the Nihon University College of Science and Technology. Ninety-three people, including members, non-members, and students, attended the forum. The theme of this year’s forum was Considering Japan as an Earthquake Archipelago. The association believes that, as major earthquakes occur in various parts of...
Toyo Tires will establish Toyo Tires Sales and Marketing Europe d.o.o. Indija (TSE) in Serbia, which will start sales operations in the European market from January 2025. The sales control function of Toyo Tires Holdings of Europe (TTHE), headquartered in Germany and the current European control company, will be transferred to TSE by the end of 2025. The business structure...
Bridgestone will increase the production capacity of its main Japanese domestic production bases for premium passenger car larger rim diameter tires (18-inch and larger tires for Europe, the U.S., and the Middle East, and 17-inch and larger tires for other markets) at its Hikone Plant (Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture), Tosu Plant (Tosu City, Saga Prefecture), and Nasu Plant (Nasushiobara City,...
Yokohama Rubber will participate in a public road test of trunk line transportation by Level 4 self-driving trucks conducted by T2, a company that develops self-driving trucks, and will conduct tire verification. The vehicle will be equipped with new truck and bus tires scheduled for release next spring to verify the performance required of tires for self-driving trucks. In the...
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