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• Zeon Reports First Half Results Nov. 6, 2025
  Zeon has announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (April–September 2025). Consolidated net sales amounted to 206.47 billion yen ($1.34 billion), down 3.2% from the same period last year. Operating profit rose 15.2% to 19.35 billion yen, while ordinary profit increased 2.9% to 19.13 billion yen. […]
• Sumitomo Electric to Make Sumitomo Riko Wholly Owned Subsidiary Nov. 5, 2025
  Sumitomo Electric Industries announced that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held on October 30, resolved to make its consolidated subsidiary Sumitomo Riko Company Limited a wholly owned subsidiary through a tender offer. The tender offer price has been set at 2,600 yen ($16.89) per share, with a total acquisition value of approximately 133.3 […]
• Yokohama Rubber Expands Production Capacity at Mexican Automotive Hose Assembly Plant Nov. 5, 2025
  Yokohama Rubber has announced plans to expand production capacity at Yokohama Industries Americas de Mexico (YIA Mexico), its automotive hose assembly manufacturing and sales subsidiary in Mexico. The company has acquired approximately 32,000 square meters of land adjacent to the existing plant and will construct a new building, effectively doubling the total site area. Construction […]
• Forbo Siegling Japan Opens New Transilon Production Line Nov. 4, 2025
  Forbo Siegling Japan held on October 28 an opening ceremony for its new Transilon production line at the company’s Shizuoka Plant in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The event was attended by company president Mamoru Sato, senior executives from Forbo Siegling—including the senior vice president and the president for the Asia-Pacific region—as well as representatives from […]
• Bando to Focus on Sales Growth Through Salesperson Training Initiatives Oct. 31, 2025
  Bando Chemical expects sales of its resin conveyor belts for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (April–September) to increase year-on-year. In the logistics sector, the company reported steady growth. “Over the past few years, we have focused our sales strategy on the logistics market, which has allowed us to capture […]
• ContiTech Japan Strengthens Sales Activities, After-Sales Support Oct. 30, 2025
  ContiTech Industrial Solutions Japan said ContiTech’s business performance for the first half of 2025 (January–June) remained under pressure from challenging market conditions and high costs carried over from last year. Despite this environment, the company maintained financial stability, recording sales of approximately 3.1 billion euro ($3.61 billion) and achieving an adjusted EBIT margin of 5.6%. […]
• Bridgestone Breaks Ground on Precision Pyrolysis Pilot Plant for End-of-Life Tires at Seki Plant Oct. 29, 2025
  Bridgestone held a groundbreaking ceremony on October 21 at its Seki Plant in Gifu Prefecture for the construction of a Precision Pyrolysis Pilot Demonstration Plant for End-of-Life Tires. The initiative marks the transition from research to the demonstration phase of a project aimed at realizing circular tire recycling—returning used tires to raw materials that can […]
• JRMA Holds 36th Executive Committee Meeting in Osaka Oct. 28, 2025
  The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association (JRMA), chaired by Takashi Shimizu, President and CEO of Toyo Tire Corporation, held its 36th Executive Committee meeting on October 24 at the Hotel Hankyu International in Osaka. In his opening remarks, Chairman Shimizu reflected on global and domestic developments that have shaped the year. “This year began with the […]
• Bridgestone Names Yasuhiro Morita as New Global CEO Oct. 27, 2025
  Bridgestone announced on October 23 that Yasuhiro Morita, currently Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer, will be appointed Global CEO effective January 1, 2026. The current Global CEO, Shuichi Ishibashi, will step down from his executive role on December 31, 2025, and retire from the Board of Directors at the conclusion of the company’s […]
• Nitta Sales Stable in First Quarter, Focus on Construction and Semiconductors, EVs Oct. 24, 2025
  In the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (April–June 2025), Nitta’s Nitta Moore Division posted a slight year-on-year increase in net sales but a decline in operating profit. Within the division, the General Industrial Business recorded a slight decrease in sales. “While the market conditions are not strong, we believe they […]