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Bridgestone’s Kumamoto Plant Ceases Operations, Conducts Safety Checks After Powerful Quake

on April 18, 2016 in Industry, News

A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck at 9.26 p.m. Japan Standard Time on April 14, with its epicenter near the city of Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. At Bridgestone Corp.’s (TYO:5108) Kumamoto Plant in Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture, the earthquake was recorded on the Japan Meteorological Agency’s seismic intensity scale as 6-lower, and the plant ceased operations immediately after the earthquake struck....

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Update on Yokohama Rubber’s Tire Business in China – Special Interview

on April 15, 2016 in Interviews, Tires

Amidst an economic slowdown in the Chinese market, tire sales for Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) have risen by double digits over the previous year. The chief secretariat and director of the company’s business planning division, Hiroaki Shioiri, recently discussed business conditions surrounding passenger car tires in China – as well as the outlook moving forward. Showing Double-digit Growth China’s...

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Katsura Roller’s E-Core Earns Governmental Eco-friendly Award

on April 14, 2016 in Industry, Products

Katsura Roller Mfg. Co. Ltd.’s winding roller, e-Core, has earned the award of “Gold Ecotech,” which is given to Osaka-developed products that are judged as being advanced environmental technology. The e-Core is a product that provides new features to the roller core, which is necessary for rolling plastic film, sheets and metal foil for industrial, printing and packing purposes. By...

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Yokohama Rubber to Launch New All-terrain SUV Tires

on April 14, 2016 in Innovation, Tires

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has announced it will release new all-terrain SUV tires “Geolandar A/T G015” in August under its Geolandar SUV tire brand. The product will come in 27 sizes. Marking the 20th anniversary of the Geolandar brand, the new product targets drivers who enjoy an active lifestyle. The product’s overall improvements enable higher off-road capabilities and endurance...

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Ube Industries to Begin Full-fledged Operation of Malaysian BR Venture

on April 13, 2016 in Materials

Lotte Ube Synthetic Rubber SDN BHD (LUSR), a Malaysian polybutadiene rubber (BR) manufacturing joint venture of Ube Industries Ltd. (TYO:4208), has reached the final stages of preparations for full-fledged operations. Ube Industries’ fourth BR manufacturing location, LUSR will have a production capacity of 50,000 tons per year. It began commercial operations in June 2015. At the current stage, operations are...

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JSR Receives Technical Development Award From Chemical Society of Japan

on April 13, 2016 in Innovation, Materials

A five-member team led by Motoyuki Shima has received the 64th CSJ Award for Technical Development from the Chemical Society of Japan. Shima is General Manager of the Semiconductor Materials Laboratory, one of the Fine Electronic Materials Research Laboratories at JSR Corp. (TYO:4185). The award recognizes the team’s development of a topcoat material for use in argon fluoride (ArF) immersion...

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