The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) has established a voluntary industry standard for the testing and labeling of low-noise tires. This comes as part of JATMA’s efforts to promote the use of tires that minimize external noise, and will form the basis of a new labeling system set to begin operation in January 2023. JATMA hopes here to help...
The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) has established a voluntary industry standard for the testing and labeling of low-noise tires. Part of JATMA’s efforts to promote the use of tires that minimize external noise, the labeling system for the new operational standard for test methods and labeling methods for low exterior noise tires is set to begin operation in...
The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) has released figures on the recycling of used tires for calendar 2021. According to these figures, last year saw Japan generate 91 million used tires, up by 5 million year-on-year, or 987,000 tons by weight, up by 50,000 tons. The total here consists of figures from tire replacements and end-of-life vehicles. Taking a...
The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) has responded to a request from Kama City in Fukuoka Prefecture, deciding to support a local restoration project in the form of waste tire removal. The association revealed on Jan. 7 that a JATMA representative has handed Kama City Mayor Yukihiro Akama a written notification of this decision. This decision will see JATMA...
The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) has revealed its mid-year revised forecast for domestic tire demand, with the association increasing its projections for a number of markets. According to the JATMA report, aftermarket demand for passenger car summer tires was up 8 percent year-on-year for the first half of 2021. With demand for the second half then projected to...
Japanese demand for automotive tires is expected to improve year-on-year across all product categories next year, totaling 174.75 million tires. This would mark a 5 percent increase over demand levels seen in 2020, though a 9 percent decrease when compared to 2019. These figures come from a tire demand forecast put together by the Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA)....
