Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. (YTPI), a passenger car tire manufacturing and sales subsidiary of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101), held a ceremony on Nov. 26 at the Quest Hotel in the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) where YTPI is located. This event was held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the company’s founding. Around 230 guests attended the ceremony. Attendees...
Demand for commercial winter tires in Japan is expected to be largely the same as that seen in 2015, according to the mid-year review of domestic tire demand for 2016 published by the Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) in July. The review projects a 100 percent year-on-year equivalent on four-wheel vehicle tires, at approximately 23.2 million units. Of these,...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has extended its agreement to supply Advan racing tires as the sole control tire for the All-Japan Formula 3 Championship Series through 2019. The company will then be the sole tire supplier to the championship series for nine straight years, starting from 2011. The control tires will again be the Advan A005 for use on...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:5101) has been awarded for its research on highly accurate fluid analysis and data mining for next-generation silent tire development, conducted in cooperation with the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), a research arm of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The company was named a recipient of an Excellent achievement research project award for...
“Innovation Based on Basic Science,” the theme of this year’s International Rubber Conference (IRC) held in Kitakyushu, Japan, aptly describes an important challenge the rubber industry is facing in moving forward, said Tadanobu Nagumo, honorary chairman of the IRC organizing committee, chairman of the Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA) and president of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101), at the conference’s opening...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:5101) Duotex conveyor belt has been recognized with the Chairman’s Award at the Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI) FY2016 Awards for Resources Recycling Technologies and Systems. It was awarded for its durability and long service life and for having a rubber compound based on recycled raw materials. The award ceremony was held on Oct....
