Yokohama celebrates 100th anniversary
One of the most well-known brand names in both the rubber and tire industries, Yokohama Rubber was established in Japan in 1917 and has grown strategically throughout the world.
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The first tire and tube produced at Yileng Rubber Ammunition Factor Co. Ltd. in 1941.
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Suekichi Nakagawa, a director at Yokohama Electric Cable who was instrumental in establishing the Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. in 1917. The firm was established as a JV between YEC and B.F. Goodrich.
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B.F. Goodrich headquarters in Akron. Goodrich established a sales base in Tokyo for the import and sale of belts.
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Yokohama completed construction of new corporate headquarters, the Yokohama Rubber Building, in 1961.
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In 2013, Yokohama established Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi L.L.C., its latest manufacturing operation in the U.S.
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Hideto Katsuragawa
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Shinichi Takimoto
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Jeff Barna
