Nichirin, a manufacturer of rubber hoses for automobiles and motorcycles, completed the Nichirin Workshop at its Himeji Factory in July 2024. The five-story building, with a total floor area of approximately 3,800 square meters, is equipped with emergency power generation to prepare for large-scale disasters. The Nichirin Workshop aims to serve as a research and development hub for human-collaborative robots,...
Mitsui Chemicals announced a price increase of 25 yen ($0.16) or more per kilogram for its elastomer products — Tafmer, Mitsui EPT, and Lucant — effective from deliveries starting May 1. “In recent years, fixed costs such as repair and labor expenses, along with logistics and auxiliary material costs, have been rising,” the company said. “We have reached a point...
Bridgestone Hispania Manufacturing said that it will begin discussions with labor unions regarding production capacity reduction and associated collective layoffs at two tire factories in Spain. The affected factories are the Puente San Miguel plant (Cantabria), which produces radial tires for agricultural machinery and trucks and buses, and the Basauri plant (Basque Country), which manufactures radial tires for trucks and...
Toyo Tires announced a price increase of up to 10% for the manufacturer’s shipping prices of its Japanese domestic retail tires. The price hike applies to all domestic retail tire products under the Toyo Tires and Nitto Tire brands, as well as tubes and flaps. The increase will take effect for summer tires starting June 1 and for winter tires...
Kohshin Rubber has implemented an AI-based image diagnosis system for boots at its Watari Factory in Miyagi Prefecture. Previously, defect detection relied on visual inspections, which burdened employees and risked overlooking issues. With the introduction of this system, utilizing AI deep learning technology, defects can now be detected with 100% accuracy....
Japan Rubber Weekly conducted a survey targeting rubber-related companies regarding their Spring 2025 New Graduate Recruitment Status. The total number of new graduates hired for spring 2025 by the 24 responding companies was 1,154, surpassing the 1,141 hires from the same companies in 2024 by 13 individuals, or a 1.1% increase. Of the 24 companies, 13 increased their hiring compared...
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