Yokohama Rubber Co has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the Off-the-Road tyre (hereafter OTR) business of US-based Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The OTR business provides specialised tyres for the mining & construction industries among…
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Yokohama Rubber to invest US$62 mn in expansion at Philippines tyre plant
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co has announced its decision to expand the production capacity of Yokohama Tire Philippines, Inc. (YTPI), its passenger car tyre production and sales subsidiary in the Philippines. Yokohama Rubber plans to invest about 3.5 billion pesos (about…
Yokohama Rubber sets up Italian subsidiary
Considering the strategic importance of the Italian market, Japanese tyre maker Yokohama Rubber has set up Yokohama Pneumatici Srl, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Yokohama Group. Headquartered in Milan, the company has been operational from 1 January 2024. The…
YRC sets up Vietnamese tyre sales company via spin-off
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co (YRC) has spun off the sales unit of its Vietnam tyre production and sales subsidiary Yokohama Tyre Vietnam Inc. (YTVI) into a new dedicated sales company, Yokohama Tyre Sales Vietnam Co., Ltd. (YTSV). YTSV will begin…
Yokohama Rubber develops additive-free, highly crack-resistant rubber material
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber, together with Shinshu University, has developed rubber material with crack resistance from nanoparticle-based tough polymers that can be recycled without deterioration, it adds. It furthers that the highly crack-resistant rubber material is made from nanoparticle-based polymers that…
Yokohama Rubber integrates hydraulic hose series under one brand
Yokohama Rubber Co. says that it will integrate its three core overseas high-pressure hydraulic hose series under the Versatran1 brand name from this October. The integrated rebranding is intended to enhance the competitiveness of the hoses for the overseas market.…
Yokohama Rubber starts up third tyre plant in India
In view of the growing sales of its off-highway tyres (OHT), Yokohama Rubber Co. has started up production at its Visakhapatnam plant in India, built to expand the production capacity of tyres used on agricultural and other equipment. The new…
Yokohama Rubber develops AI-based rubber compound system
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co says that it has begun applying a proprietary rubber compound design system that utilises AI-based compound generation technology. The new system was developed with the cooperation of Hamagomu Aicom Inc., a Yokohama Rubber subsidiary specialising in…
Yokohama Rubber boosts hose production capacities at Ibaraki plant; restructures auto hose production in US, MX
Yokohama Rubber Co, a Japanese tyre manufacturer, is increasing production capacity at its Ibaraki Plant for high-pressure hydraulic hoses. The installation of a new line for spiral wire hoses, which are mostly used in construction machinery, is expected to expand…
Yokohama Rubber ramps up climate initiatives; supports TCFD task force
Yokohama Rubber Co (YRC), a Japanese tyre firm, has stated its support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures’ proposals (TCFD). The Financial Stability Board (FSB) established the TCFD in 2015 in response to a request from the G20…