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Yokohama Rubber Revises Procurement Policy for Sustainable Natural Rubber

on September 27, 2021 in Materials

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it has revised its Procurement Policy for Sustainable Natural Rubber. The revision incorporates the policy framework approved at the second general meeting of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) held in September 2020 into the company’s procurement policy, reaffirming Yokohama Rubber’s commitment to achieving a higher level of sustainability in...

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Yokohama Rubber Plans Japanese Launch for New Eco-Friendly Tire With Broad Compatibility

on September 24, 2021 in Tires

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it is planning a staged domestic launch of the BluEarth-Es ES32, a standard tire that offers excellent fuel efficiency and economy, starting Oct. 1. The tire will be offered in a total of 92 sizes – ranging from 245/40R19 94W to 135/80R12 68S – and will be compatible with a wide selection...

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Yokohama Rubber Indonesian Subsidiary Gains American Petroleum Institute Certification

on August 30, 2021 in Products

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that PT Yokohama Industrial Products Manufacturing Indonesia (YIID), a production and sales subsidiary for marine products, has been granted API Specification Q1 9th Edition (API Spec Q1) certification by the American Petroleum Institute. API Spec Q1 is an internationally recognized standard that outlines quality management system requirements for organizations in the petroleum, petrochemical...

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Tire Monitoring System From Yokohama Rubber Goes Into Demonstration Testing

on August 24, 2021 in Industry, Tires

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently launched demonstration testing for its newly developed tire solution service, beginning efforts here earlier this month in conjunction with Orix Auto Corp. The testing here is seeing Yokohama Rubber’s Tire air Pressure Remote access System (TPRS) get fitted to vehicles under Orix CarShare, a car sharing business run by Orix. TPRS is capable of...

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Yokohama Rubber to Invest in Additional Off-Highway Tire Production at New Indian Plant

on August 19, 2021 in Tires

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has announced that it intends to invest in additional production capacity at its Visakhapatnam Plant, which is currently under construction in India. This comes with the aim of further increasing the production capacity of Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT), a company division of subsidiaries engaged in the production and sale of off-highway tires (OHTs) for the...

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Yokohama Rubber Develops New and Improved Studless Winter Tire for Trucks, Buses

on August 13, 2021 in Tires

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has announced a domestic launch for the 904W, a new studless winter tire for trucks and buses. Set to be made available this September from Yokohama tire distributors across Japan, the new tire will be offered in a total of 14 sizes, ranging from 295/80R22.5 to 215/70R17.5. Designed for overall performance, the 904W not only...

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