Business Scope
An easy-to-understand introduction to Yokohama Rubber for individual investors.
Tires still our main business
Tires are our main business, accounting for about 90% of sales, and include YOHT (formerly the Alliance Tire Group=ATG) and Y-TWS (Yokohama-TWS, formerly Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB), which manufacture and sell off-highway tires. The remainder comes from our Multiple Business, or MB Group, which sells hoses, conveyor belts, marine products, aerospace products, and other industrial products.
We develop and make every category of tire
Yokohama Rubber develops, manufactures, and sells tires in all product categories, from general-use tires for passenger cars to winter tires for driving on icy and snowy roads; truck and bus tires; off-highway tires (OHT) for agricultural machinery, construction machinery, industrial machinery, and forestry machinery; and various tires used in a wide range of motor sports.
MB active in two product groups.
The MB segment is active in two product areas: manufactures and sells high-pressure hoses and industrial materials.
MB
High-pressure hoses
High-pressure hoses used in automobiles, construction machinery, and machine tools and metal joints
Industrial materials
Marine hoses and pneumatic fenders for marine applications; conveyor belts; lavatory modules, drinking water tanks and other components used in airplanes; and many other products
We also make and sell golf equipment.
The other operations segment manufactures and sells our PRGR brand golf clubs and equipment.