Gomu Rengo, the Japanese Rubber Workers’ Union Confederation, held a labor-management round-table conference to exchange lectures and information to promote the advancement of women. The meeting was attended by 57 representatives from labor and management, thereof 33 from the union side and 24 from the management side. In response to the 2007 revision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Gomu...
On January 26, the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) announced its forecast for new rubber consumption in 2023 and 2024. According to the report, both Japanese domestic shipments and exports, on a rubber volume basis, of mainstay automotive tires in 2023 will be lower than in 2022. For industrial products, although the recovery of automobile production was a positive factor,...
The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) has released its estimate for new rubber consumption in 2022 and its forecast for 2023. According to the report, in 2022, both Japanese domestic shipments and exports of mainstay automotive tires exceeded the previous year’s levels on a unit basis, but on a rubber volume basis, they were slightly below the previous year’s levels....
Japan Rubber Weekly recently sat down for a New Year’s interview with Takashi Shimizu, president of Toyo Tires, who took office as chairman of the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) in May 2022. With regard to the JRMA, a nationwide, all-product association of the rubber products manufacturing industry with more than 90 members ranging from large companies to small and...
The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) recently held its 27th board meeting at Osaka’s Hotel Hankyu International. Headed up by Toyo Tires President Takashi Shimizu, the association is made up of numerous domestic manufacturers of tires and industrial rubber products. Held on Oct. 28, the meeting saw reports given on range of topics, including (1) overall production, import and export...
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...
