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Togawa Rubber to Hike Prices for EPT Sheets and Some Natural Black Rubber Sheets

Togawa Rubber plans to revise the prices of its L-100 ethylene-propylene rubber (EPT) sheet with a hardness of 65° for shipments on July 1, and its BL-100 natural black rubber sheet with a hardness of 65° for shipments on October 1. The company said that the price revision is due to the following reasons: “For L-100, it has become difficult...

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Fukoku Launches New Medium-Term Management Plan

Fukoku, a manufacturer of automotive rubber products, presented on May 22 its new medium-term management plan, which started this fiscal year and will end in fiscal 2027. In addition to the two business strategies of “strengthening existing businesses” and “expanding growth and new businesses,” the new medium-term plan aims to maximize profitability by reforming the management base with a focus...

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Mitsuboshi Belting Announces New Mid-Term Management Plan

Mitsuboshi Belting, a manufacturer of industrial rubber products and rubber belts, announced at a financial result briefing on May 20 the outline of its new ’24 Mid-Term Management Plan, which will run through fiscal 2026. The company’s ideal state for fiscal 2030 is to “establish a strong corporate structure that is resilient to change,” and it has set numerical targets...

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Germany’s HF TireTech to Enter Japanese Market With Tire Manufacturing Curing Presses

The HF TireTech Group, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, has high hopes for entering the Japanese market with its tire manufacturing equipment products. HF is a 165-year-old rubber machinery manufacturer. Since its establishment, the company has supplied more than 7,000 tire manufacturing vulcanizing presses, and has established partnerships with the world’s top 10 tire manufacturers. With locations in Germany, the United...

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Fujikura Composites Sees Sales, Profits Decline in FY2023: Results

Fujikura Composites posted a 7.1% year-on-year decline in net sales to 37.79 billion yen ($241.18 million), an 18.2% decline in operating income to 3.62 billion yen, a 24.2% decline in ordinary income to 3.9 billion yen, and a 17.6% decline in net income to 3.25 billion yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. By segment, the industrial supplies...

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NOK Significantly Increases Net Income in FY2023

NOK reported a 5.7% year-on-year increase in net sales to 750.50 billion yen ($4.47 billion), a 49.0% increase in operating income to 22.91 billion yen, a 51.7% increase in ordinary income to 40.29 billion yen, and a 137.2% increase in net income to 31.60 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. “Although the company did not reach...

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