11 Mar 2015
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd is to begin full-scale marketing of its conveyor belts built with specifications suitable to extremely cold climates, the company announced on 11 March.
The product launch is part of a Yokohama strategy for capturing demand from the ‘natural resources development market’, according to the company.
The energy industry’s expansion into the world's coldest regions, such as the Arctic region, had increased the need for extremely cold climate conveyor belts.
The belt, which was originally developed for oil sand mining sites in Canada, is said to feature a “superior balance of low-temperatures and impact resistance.
The Japanese company said it had now decided to launch global sales of the product under the brand name Iceguard AR. Negotiations, it said, are currently being held with potential users in cold regions around the world.
Yokohama said it already supplies conveyor belts for use at oil sands mining sites in Alberta, Canada. The company manufactures conveyor belts at two plants, one in Japan and the other in China.
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