Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has leaned on proprietary technologies to develop a new material that promises to help significantly reduce the weight of automotive air conditioning hoses. Taking the form of a rubber–resin polymer alloy, the new material exhibits a sea–island structure in which the sea phase is composed of resin and the island phase is composed of rubber....
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) recently announced that Tokai Imperial Rubber India Pvt. Ltd. (TIR), a consolidated subsidiary for the production and sale of automotive hoses, has built and launched a new Indian plant. TIR was first established in India, the world’s second largest country by population, back in 2005. Since then, the Sumitomo Riko Group has grown its Indian...
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) is planning to open a new production and sales subsidiary for automotive hoses in Vietnam. This will be the company’s second Vietnamese base for the manufacture of automotive hoses. Set to be named SumiRiko Vietnam Co. Ltd., the new subsidiary will be capitalized at 113.1 billion Vietnamese dong ($4.85 million) and wholly owned by Sumitomo...
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) is planning to open a new production and sales subsidiary for automotive hoses in Vietnam. This will be the company’s second Vietnamese base for the manufacture of automotive hoses. Set to be named SumiRiko Vietnam Co. Ltd., the new subsidiary will be capitalized at 113.1 billion Vietnamese dong ($4.85 million) and wholly owned by Sumitomo...
The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) recently published a forecast on rubber consumption for 2020 as part of its 19th executive meeting. As its baseline, this forecast estimates Japan’s new rubber consumption as having risen 0.8 percent for 2019, reaching 1,343,700 tons to make for a third consecutive year of growth. But for 2020, the JRMA is estimating that consumption...
Japan’s production of rubber hoses is expected to total 38,530 tons for 2019, according to a recent report from the Japan Rubber Hose Manufacturers Association. This would represent production growth of 0.2 percent over figures projected for 2018. Looking at automotive hoses, production is projected to rise 0.1 percent year-on-year to reach 24,650 tons for 2019. Factored into this is...
