The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is improving the aerodynamic technology of tires that control the flow of air around the tires as they are operating. They are developing technology which contributes to vehicular air resistance reduction as well as reduction of vehicular lift that occurs when the vehicle is operating. By implementing this technology, tire development can be expected to...
Bridgestone Corp. is developing a hydrogen fueling hose with high pressure resistance capable of containing 82MPa (megapascals), and will begin full fledged sales operations. The hydrogen fueling hose is to be installed at facilities such as hydrogen stations where fuel cell vehicles are supplied with hydrogen. Hydrogen is placed under high pressure during fueling, requiring hoses that withstand the resulting...
According to figures collected by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (JAMA), the number of motor vehicles (4-wheeler) produced in August 2015 was 605,000, an approximate 5 percent drop over the same month of the previous year. It was also the 14th consecutive month that the figure had fallen compared to the same month of the previous year. In terms of...
The Carbon Black Association of Japan will hold the 12th Carbon Black Asia Pacific Conference 2015 at the Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu in Yokohama, Japan from Nov. 4-6, 2015. Over 170 participants are expected to attend, including overseas visitors. This international conference will be attended primarily by carbon black manufacturers from the Asia-Pacific region. They will include among others feedstock...
Michelin Group is now in its 51st year after expanding its tire business to Japan in 1964. In addition, Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. has reached its 40th year since its establishment in Japan. Japan Michelin President Bernard Delmas, whose tenure as president spans 8 years, said about the present situation in the Japanese market, “Although Japan’s systems of distribution are...
At a meeting with the board of directors held on Sept. 17, 2015, Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. announced that the company had reached a 4.2 billion yen (approximately $35 million) settlement with automobile manufacturers who were seeking damages for alleged U.S. antitrust violations. Regarding U.S. antitrust violations concerning price adjustments by Toyo Tire & Rubber of automotive anti-vibration...
