Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (Akira Nobuki, President) announces the establishment in Thailand of TOYO SOFLAN WIZ (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (Mitsugu Sato, President), a rigid polyurethane thermal insulation manufacturing and sales subsidiary, for the purpose of globally expanding its…
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