The palpable economic slowdown that has continued in China since last year is impacting the rubber industry with increasing severity, both directly and indirectly. With China’s economic situation seen as being more severe than is generally portrayed in news reports, grim views on its future are overwhelmingly prevalent. In the rubber industry, for instance, there has been a slump in...
There is growing cause for concern over the outlook for Japanese manufacturers of rubber auto parts. The Chinese economy is now in a clear slowdown, while uncertainty lingers over developing economies in Southeast Asia and South America. Manufacturers have increased overseas sales over the past few years. This growth has primarily been in China and elsewhere in Asia, as well...
As China’s economy slows down, the country’s manufacturers of rubber materials and machinery are hoping to export to Japan or sell to Japanese companies operating in China. Shinichi Kato, who runs his own rubber and chemicals consulting firm, recently visited China and informed Japan Rubber Weekly about the latest happenings in the Chinese rubber industry. The International Rubber Conference 2016...
