Yokohama Rubber Traded Immunity for Information in Cartel Case
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) It has been reported that Yokohama Rubber provided evidence against its former associates involved in the recent price fixing controversy in exchange for immunity, allowing the U.S. Justice Department to the break the international price cartel that included Dunlop Oil & Marine, Trelleborg Industrie SAS and domestic rival Bridgestone.
Yokohama Rubber Sales Increase 10.1%
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The Yokohama Rubber Co. announced on May 10 that its net sales had risen 10.1% to 497.4 billion yen (≤2.083 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.
Sales Up, Earnings Down at Yokohama Rubber
(Akron/Tire Review) Yokohama Rubber Co. today reported that its most recent quarterly net sales increased 10.5% over the same period last year, while its net income plummeted 74.8% for the same period.
Yokohama Rubber to Establish Subsidiary in India
(Akron/Tire Review) Yokohama Rubber Co. said it will establish a wholly owned subsidiary named Yokohama India in New Delhi, India, in January 2007.
Yokohama Pledges Support for Indonesian Natural Rubber Farmers
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with PT Kirana Megatara Tbk, a major natural rubber supplier in Indonesia, to cooperate in efforts to provide economic support for Indonesian natural rubber farmers as well as improve traceability to ensure transparency and soundness of the natural rubber supply chain. The MOU with
Yokohama Using AI to Predict Rubber Properties
The system is already being used to design rubber compounds for Yokohama tires, the company says.
Yokohama Holds Seminar to Help Thailand Rubber Farmers
Fifty farmers from the Surat Thani area participated in the event and each received a complimentary 500 kg of fertilizer developed using RAOT’s specialist knowledge.
Yokohama Develops New Simulation Technology for Rubber Materials
Yokohama Rubber Co. has developed a simulation technology for multi-objective design exploration of rubber materials. According to the company, the new technology was developed to support “innovative thinking about rubber material design,” including creating tires that meet the highest standards in areas that normally are at odds with each other, such as low fuel consumption
Yokohama Use of Recycled Rubber Powder Earns Award
Yokohama Rubber Co. said that its Tire Materials Development Department received the 2012 3R Promotion Council Chairman’s Award. The award is sponsored by the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Promotion Council (3R Promotion Council), and honored Yokohama for its use of recycled rubber powder in its products. This is the fifth time Yokohama has received this award:
Yokohama Takes Rubber to Dealers in Training Program
Yokohama Tire Corp. is continuing its 10-city tour to give local tire dealers real-world experience driving on its performance and passenger tires. Next on deck for the dealer training program are stops in Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 13-14 and in San Diego Sept. 21-22. According to Shawn Denlein, Yokohama director of consumer tire sales, “the training