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Yokohama Rubber Revamps Pneumatic Fender Webpage for Global Audience

on May 11, 2022 in Tires, Uncategorized

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has redesigned its webpage for presenting the company’s pneumatic fender products to the global audience (https://www.y-yokohama.com/global/product/mb/fenders/), including a fresh visual presentation and enhanced product information. In addition to a complete redesign, the renovation includes enhanced product information on its ABF-P (Air Block Fenders With Protector Panel) – pneumatic fenders for docking terminal walls – and...

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JSR Subsidiary D-Mec Launches Low-Cost, High-Performance 3D Printer for Rapid Prototyping

on September 21, 2021 in Products, Uncategorized

D-Mec Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of JSR Corp. (TYO:4185), recently announced that it has launched sales of the Daram 3, an inexpensive rapid-prototyping 3D printer able to create the sort of high-fidelity objects characteristic to the rapid prototyping approach. In designing the Daram 3, D-Mec has looked to maintain the benefits provided by high-performance rapid prototyping while also carrying...

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Toyoda Gosei Develops New Cutoff Valve to Help Reduce Fuel Tank Weight

on September 8, 2021 in Uncategorized

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has developed a cutoff valve with a novel structure as a means of helping reduce the weight of automobiles. This valve is already being used as part of the new Toyoda Land Cruiser in certain regions, including the Middle East. Cutoff valves are plastic components used in fuel tanks, where they serve to prevent elevation...

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Sumitomo Chemical to Stop EPDM Production in Chiba; Sell Plant by 2023

on September 3, 2021 in Uncategorized

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is ceasing operations at its ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) production plant in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, with plans to complete its sale by the end of March 2023. Sumitomo Chemical has been making efforts to boost the competitiveness of its operations here by increasing added value and cutting costs. More than 50 years after it...

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Toyoda Gosei Pursues Medium-Term Goal for Cutting Down on Waste

on September 1, 2021 in Uncategorized

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has set a medium-term goal of reducing waste by 50 percent over 2012–2030, marking part of a broader push toward carbon neutrality. One recent effort here saw the company’s Morimachi Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture bring together recycling processes for various weatherstrip products into a dedicated building this April, bolstering the plant’s existing scheme of taking...

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Sumitomo Rubber President Satoru Yamamoto Notes Quick Sales Recovery for High-Performance Tires

on February 18, 2021 in Tires, Uncategorized

Speaking at an online results briefing on Feb. 9, Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) President Satoru Yamamoto commented on his company’s performance in coming out of the slump in global tire demand. Sumitomo Rubber’s sales, he said, are seen to be recovering faster than overall market demand. And what is more, he added, the company is projecting a particularly fast...

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