DD 850315
Last Modified: 13 May 1994
Translation
Nihon Gosei Gomu and Kurare Isoprene Chemical (headquartered Ibaraki Prefecture, Kashima Gun) announced on the 14th that they are tying up to produce polyisoprene rubber, and that the Kurare Isoprene Kashima factory will cease production in July and consign production to Nihon Gosei Gomu.
Polyisoprene rubber is composed of the same elements as natural rubber and is used to make tires, footwear, and industrial supplies. In Japan there are production facilities for a total of 97,000 tons [of production capacity]: Nihon Zeon has 37,000 tons, Nihon Gosei Gomu has 30,000 tons, and Kurare Isoprene has 30,000 tons. However, recently the natural rubber market has experienced a slump and is at 60 percent of production capacity.
Kurare Isoprene is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kurare.
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Nihon Gosei Gomu and Kurare Isoprene Chemicals (headquartered
Ibaraki Prefecture, Kashima Gun) announced on the 14th that they
are tying up to produce polyisoprene rubber and that the Kurare
Isoprene Kashima factory will cease production in July and
consign production to Nihon Gosei Gomu.
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;;"Nihon Gosei Gomu and Kurare Isoprene Chemicals (headquartered
Ibaraki Prefecture, Kashima Gun) announced on the 14th that they
are tying up. . . ."
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;;". . . . they are creating a tie-up to produce polyisoprene
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;;". . . . to produce polyisoprene rubber . . . ."
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;;". . .consign production to Nihon Gosei Gomu."
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Polyisoprene rubber is composed of the same elements as natural
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In Japan there are production facilities for a total of 97,000
tons [of production capacity]: Nihon Zeon has 37,000 tons, Nihon
Gosei Gomu has 30,000 tons, and Kurare Isoprene has 30,000 tons.
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;;"In Japan production capacity totals 97,000 tons; the
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However, recently the natural rubber market has experienced a
slump and is at 60 percent of production capacity.
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;;". . . recently the natural rubber market has experienced a
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Kurare Isoprene is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kurare
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;;"Nihon Gosei Gomu and Kurare Isoprene Chemicals announced . . .
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;;In Japan there was (%time_7) a total of 97,000 tons of
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