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Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Dissolving UK Subsidiary  Link...

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd is dissolving its subsidiary in the United Kingdom, Toyoda Gosei UK Ltd. (TGUK), as a part of its restructure of the company’s earnings in its European business. Toyoda Gosei will now aim to grow its business in Europe centered on Toyoda Gosei Czech, s.r.o. (TGCZ).

The decision to close TGUK was made against the background of the changing business environment as automakers decrease or end production in the UK, leaving little expectation for growth in the business of TGUK. Manufacturing operations had been transferred to TGCZ and other companies, and production at TGUK ended in July 2023. Liquidation of TGUK is scheduled to be completed by around the end of 2024, affecting plants in Rotherham and Swansea which manufactured automotive parts (weatherstrip, interior and exterior).

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Sample Shipments of e-Rubber Smart Insoles  Link...

Toyoda Gosei has developed Smart Insoles with embedded e-Rubber sensors that can obtain foot pressure data during movement. Samples have been shippped to a golf school operated by Mizuno Corporation in June 2021.

Smart Insoles are light and durable, and can detect and measure subtle changes in foot pressure with high accuracy by taking advantage of the feature of e-Rubber as a thin, flexible sensor.

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Proposing Closure of UK Manufacturing Facilities  Link...

Toyoda Gosei has announced that Toyoda Gosei UK Ltd. has informed its employees of a proposal to close the business in the United Kingdom. The proposal is in response to continued changes in the global automotive sector, and a significant reduction in key UK customer demand. Due to these changes, Toyoda Gosei does not foresee growth of its business there and has decided to make this proposal.

Restructuring of its global business is one part of Toyoda Gosei’s efforts to achieve sustainable growth into the future. The company has taken previous steps to reorganize its business in Europe, selling its shares in a production subsidiary for automotive parts in Germany in December 2019 and moving some of production to its main European manufacturing site, Toyoda Gosei Czech, s.r.o. (TGCZ). It will continue to improve productivity and strengthen its European business with TGCZ in a central role.

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Develops Crosslinking Technology for Tougher Synthetic Rubber with University of Tokyo  Link...

Toyoda Gosei and the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at the University of Tokyo, have developed an EPDM crosslinking technology to enhance the toughness of synthetic rubber. The technology increases toughness by up to 6 times by integrating a polyrotaxane into the chemical structure of EPDM. The polyrotaxane allows stress relief by sliding crosslinks along its main chain relative to the link in the elastomer structure.

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Exhibiting e-Rubber at CES 2020  Link...

Toyoda Gosei will exhibit its novel material, e-Rubber, at CES 2020 Las Vegas in January 2020.

A next-generation rubber that moves with electricity, e-Rubber can function as a soft, flexible and sensitive sensor and as an actuator capable of gentle, human-like movements. Its use in haptics devices can provide a more realistic experience by adding the sense of touch to images (sight) and sound (hearing) in augmented reality, which is expected to grow in use with the spread of 5G wireless technology.

The development of e-Rubber is one of Toyoda Gosei's strategic developments for its 2025 business plan. This focuses on new technologies, taking advantage of its knowledge in rubber, plastics and other fields gained through development and production of automotive parts and LEDs.

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Restructuring European Operations  Link...

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd (TG) will transfer the entire ownership stake in Toyoda Gosei Meteor (TGM) to an affiliate German business fund. TG has been reforming its regional earnings structure in an effort to achieve sustainable growth. The European busines has continued to struggle and TG has therefore decided to sell all of its shares in TGM. At the end of the transaction TGM and Meteor Sealing Systems LLC will no longer be consolidated subsidiaries of TG. The transaction is due for completion by end Dec 2019.

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Expanding Weatherstrip Production in Central China  Link...

Toyoda Gosei is expanding weatherstrip production capacity (parts for doors and windows) at Hubei Toyoda Gosei Zheng Ao Rubber and Plastics Sealing Science and Technology Co., Ltd. Weatherstrip production capacity will be approximately doubled from the FY2018 level, with completion scheduled for May 2021.

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Expanding Facility in Mexico  Link...

Toyoda Gosei is planning to expand its facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. This will increase weatherstrip production by about 50 percent through 2020.

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Expanding Operations in South America  Link...

Toyoda Gosei has established a second subsiduary, GDBR in Sao Paulo. GDBR will produce automotive sealing profiles.

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Ends Production in Australia  Link...

Toyoda Gosei has ended production at its Australian facility.

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Strengthens Technical Development Operations in China  Link...

Kiyosu, Japan, January 13, 2015: To strengthen its technical development operations in the China region, Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. relocated the regional headquarters for its automotive parts business (Toyoda Gosei (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., short name Shanghai TG) to a larger space in January 2015. In addition to the Shanghai TG regional headquarters, Toyoda Gosei has regional production operations in nine locations in the cities of Tianjin, Zhangjiagang, Fuzhou, and Foshan, plus Taiwan, to provide rubber and plastic parts for the local operations of Toyota Motor Corporation and other automakers.

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Establishes JV for Rubber Hose Production in North India  Link...

Kiyosu,Japan, December 8, 2014: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., the UNO MINDA (Minda), a major Indian automotive supplier, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation, a major Japanese trading company, signed an agreement in November 2014, to establish a joint manufacturing company inIndia. The new company, MINDA TG Rubber Pvt. Ltd. (MTG), is located in Bawal, Rewari district, Haryana, about 100 miles southwest of New Delhi, and is scheduled to start operation in September 2015. It will supply brake hoses and other automotive rubber hoses to automakers in the rapidly expanding Indian market to meet their need to procure these components locally.

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: Acquires Assets of German Rubber Automotive Components Manufacturer Meteor  Link...

Nagoya, Japan, May 20, 2014: Toyoda Gosei Meteor GmbH (TG Meteor), a German subsidiary of Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. established in January 2014, has acquired all assets of Meteor Gummiwerke K.H. Bädje GmbH & Co. KG (Meteor), a German automotive rubber products manufacturer. The valuable assets of Meteor, including proprietary technologies, expertise, and underlying human and other resources, will help Toyoda Gosei to establish a firmer foothold in Europe and expand business with Daimler, BMW, Audi, and other European automakers there. TG Meteor is scheduled to be consolidated into the Toyoda Gosei Group from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015.

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd: To Install New Plant in East Japan  Link...

TG East Japan Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., plans to install a new plant in Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, about 30 miles north to Sendai City. Its aim is to meet Toyota Motor's needs to procure automotive components in the Tohoku region. The new plant is scheduled to start operation in June 2015, to supply weatherstrips and airbags for Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc. Toyoda Gosei hopes that the establishment of the new plant can also help the region to recover from damages caused by the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami by offering jobs to local people.