Nikka Shoko (Japan) Co. Ltd., a trader of industrial rubber and plastic products, and Hotty Polymer Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of rubber and plastic goods for the automotive and construction sectors, recently co-exhibited at Thailand’s T-PLAS 2017 trade fair. The fair, which shows opportunities for the plastics and rubber industries under the country’s Thailand 4.0 economic model, which was held...
New Year’s Top Interview—In an interview with Japan Rubber Weekly, President Shinichi Yasue of Kuraray Plastics Co. Ltd. (TYO:3405) said that re-organizing the company into divisions has fostered a greater sense of togetherness in each of the units with regard to manufacturing, sales and development. He aspires for the rubber and plastics maker to achieve higher revenues and profits in 2016 through this new tripartite organization.
New Year’s Top Interview: Forbo Siegling Japan President Mamoru Sato Representative Director and President Mamoru Sato of Forbo Siegling Japan Ltd. said recently in an interview with the Japan Rubber Weekly that 2015 sales are forecast to increase 4–5 percent year-on-year. Profit will likely rise only marginally due to higher costs for raw materials, electricity and distribution. Despite these difficulties,...
