Glove manufacturer Towa Corporation Ltd. is likely to resume operations at its plants in Bangladesh and Malaysia. Operations at both plants have been suspended in accordance with the restrictions and measures that both countries have implemented. A company spokesperson said that, depending on the situation, the plants could either resume operations before April 14 or remain shut down for a...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has started working alongside a pair of subsidiaries to manufacture simple masks amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The setup here is for Bridgestone Chemitech Co. Ltd. to produce polyurethane, with Bridgestone Diversified Chemical Products Co. Ltd. then processing this into masks. Bridgestone is basing its work here upon expertise it has built up since 2017, when it...
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) recently announced that it has decided to supply diethyl malonate, a raw material for anti-flu drug Avigan, in response to a request from the Japanese government. Also known as favipiravir, Avigan is being touted as a potential treatment for COVID-19 patients. This diethyl malonate production is slated to start in May at Denka’s Omi Plant in...
Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) has resumed regular operations at its Sendai Plant in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, getting back to normal here on April 10 as planned. Toyo Tires had previously been limiting the Sendai Plant’s production in an effort to deal with the global tire demand slump brought about by COVID-19. This saw the plant’s production reduced over April 3–9...
Inoac Corp. President Toyohiko Okina has revealed that his company is looking to both establish a new production base and reorganize some of its existing bases. As a manufacturer in the polyurethane, rubber and plastic sectors, Inoac is aiming to construct a new plant for the creation of new products. The company will also at the same time combine two...
Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) is temporarily limiting its production to respond to the reduced global tire demand being seen as a result of the novel coronavirus. The company is making a series of production adjustments at its Sendai Plant in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, halting production over April 3–9 before before plans to resume these operations on April 10. The company...
