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Bridgestone Plans to Increase Hose Division Net Sales in 2016

on March 17, 2016 in Industry, Products

Despite forecasts indicating slow demand for construction machinery both in Japan and overseas and market conditions that have become more difficult since last year, Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108), which has introduced an in-house company system, is rolling out a plan to include its high-pressure hose business in its in-house global mining and agricultural machinery solutions company. Under this arrangement, the in-house...

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Japan’s Rubber Unions Scale Back Spring Offensive Wage Demands

on March 16, 2016 in Industry, Market Background

The Japanese Rubber Workers Union Confederation (JRWUC) has largely completed its spring labor offensive, and unions have submitted wage demands at most large rubber manufacturers. According to the JRWUC, 45 out of 58 unions have submitted their wage demands, and despite discrepancies between sectors such as tires, automobile parts, and industrial goods, wage increase demands are trending downward from the...

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Bridgestone Receives Honda’s Environment Award

on March 16, 2016 in Industry, Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has received the Environmental Award presented by Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7267) to honor select suppliers. It is the first time that Bridgestone has received the award. The Environment Award is one of five categories including Product Quality under which Honda confers honors to express gratitude to suppliers that excel. Bridgestone received the award in the Environment...

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Nitta to Boost North American Belt Output with 2nd Plant

on March 15, 2016 in Industry, Products

Nitta Corporation of America (NCA), the U.S. manufacturing and sales subsidiary of Nitta Corp. (TYO:5186), has decided to construct a second plant to add more production facilities. In addition to fabricating light conveyor belts made from plastic, the second plant will add facilities for producing flat belts. NCA will invest around $7.6 million in the project, with construction commencing this...

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Ohno Rubber Enters New Markets, Sets Sights on 100 Years in Business

on March 15, 2016 in Industry, Products

President Yoichi Ohno of Ohno Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd., a maker of automobile rubber spare parts, recently unveiled a policy for actively developing new markets and new products in areas that the company has not been active in up till now. Proud of its 75-year history, the expansion into new areas including plastics products and engineering plastics as well as special...

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Ultra-thin Rubber Sheets

Kureha Elastomer to Target Battery, Medical Instrumentation Markets

on March 14, 2016 in Innovation, Products

Kureha Elastomer Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of office automation (OA) equipment and rubber spinning rollers, is developing ultra-thin high-performance rubber sheets with which it hopes to target new markets such as batteries and medical instrumentations. The ultra-thin high-precision sheets measure 0.05-0.02 mm in thickness with tolerances of ±10 percent, and can be produced from various kinds of synthetic rubber in...

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