Bridgestone’s hose business reported higher sales and profits in the first half of fiscal 2024 (January-June 2024) compared to the same period last year. Sales of high-pressure hoses for construction machinery were strong, especially in overseas markets, and exceeded the double-digit sales growth of the same period last year by several more percent, reaching a record high in the first...
Aiming to increase the competitiveness of its high-pressure hoses for overseas hydraulic applications, Yokohama Rubber will integrate in October its three main series under the Versatran brand. The brand name is a combination of the words versatile and transfer. The products to be integrated are Exceed in accordance with the international standard ISO 18752, and Versatran and 100R1/100R2 in accordance...
Ikuji Ikeda, president of the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) and chairman of Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110), spoke recently about just what the JRMA has been up to of late. For one, he noted how a centerpiece of the association’s activities last year was getting the manufacture of rubber products added as an occupation type under Japan’s Technical Intern...
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...
The first half of calendar 2018 has seen robust demand for raw materials in the rubber industry. This comes on the back of recovering applications in automobiles and tires – the main sources of demand for the materials – as well as strong demand for semiconductors. Due to a rise in the cost of crude oil, prices have increased for...
Business is expected to stay robust for the construction machinery industry, which is a major source of demand for high-pressure hoses. According to data recently released by the Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA), the shipment value of construction equipment is expected to rise 5 percent year-on-year for fiscal 2018, reaching a total of 2.4 trillion yen ($22.61 billion). Driven...
