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Nichirin Opens Workshop as R&D Hub for Human-Collaborative Robots

Nichirin, a manufacturer of rubber hoses for automobiles and motorcycles, completed the Nichirin Workshop at its Himeji Factory in July 2024. The five-story building, with a total floor area of approximately 3,800 square meters, is equipped with emergency power generation to prepare for large-scale disasters. The Nichirin Workshop aims to serve as a research and development hub for human-collaborative robots,...

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Nichirin Posts Decrease to Sales, Profits for First Quarter of 2020

Rubber auto parts manufacturer Nichirin Co. Ltd. (TYO:5184) recently posted its business results for the first quarter of calendar 2020. The figures here highlight how sluggish demand and sales in the automotive sector – Nichirin’s largest customer industry – brought about a decline in both sales revenue and profit at the company. A large part of this stems from the...

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Nichirin to Stop UK Production of Automotive Air Conditioning Systems and Brake Hoses

Nichirin Co. Ltd. (TYO:5184) recently announced that it intends to stop production and sales of automotive air conditioning units and brake hoses at U.K.-based subsidiary Nichirin U.K. Ltd. (NUK). At present, around 40 percent of such shipments from this plant go out to the U.K. and Turkish assembly plants of Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7267), making Honda the most significant...

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Nichirin Prepares for Auto Industry’s Shift to Electric Vehicles

Nichirin Co. Ltd. (TYO:5184), a manufacturer specializing in automotive hoses, has set up a production technology center within the company’s Himeji Factory. In a recent interview with Japan Rubber Weekly, Nichirin President Ryuichi Maeda said that the company will use the center to tackle innovative manufacturing and develop new production methods. In addition, he said, Nichirin will focus on bolstering...

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Nichirin Achieves Two-Digit Increase to Income, Profit for Q2

Nichirin Co. Ltd. (TYO:5184), a large manufacturer of automotive rubber parts, recently released its business results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2017. The company posted sales of 29.01 billion yen ($265.64 million), up 15.9 percent over the same period last year; an operating profit of 4.39 billion yen, up 22.5 percent; and an ordinary profit...

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Nichirin to Establish Manufacturing and Sales Base in China for Automotive Hoses

Nichirin Co. Ltd. (TYO:5184) decided in a recent board meeting to invest around $40 million in the establishment of a subsidiary in China for the manufacturing and sales of automotive parts. The subsidiary, tentatively named Jiangsu Nichirin Automobile Accessories, will be located in Changshu, Jiangsu Province. Products will include hoses for cars and motorcycles. Nichirin already has auto parts operations...

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