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”The 23rd Tribology Conference”
The 23rd Tribology Conference was held at Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center on the 27th January, 2012. [With Kyodo Yushi as Secretariat and Dr. Yoshitugu Kimura, professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo and Kagawa University, as chairperson.] The theme of the conference was “Tribology adapting to increasingly diverse global needs” and speakers from different industries gave lectures on latest relevant technologies.

Kyodo Yushi engineer presented at the 18th International Colloquium Tribology
Kyodo Yushi engineer presented a paper on Magneto-Rheological Grease at a plenary session (presentation of research papers recognized for their academic excellence) of the 18th International Colloquium Tribology held at Technische Akademie Esslingen in Germany from 10 to 12 January, 2012. Held every two years, the International Colloquium Tribology is the Europe’s largest conference on tribology, where over 600 engineers participate from all over the world. The study on magnetorheological grease is carried out jointly with Yokohama National University under the “Comprehensive Support Programs for Creation of Regional Innovation” (by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). In addition to having the advantage of being able to control magnetic particle sedimentation for a longer time than magnetorheological fluid, the developed grease is unique in that shear stress is greatly increased instantly when the grease is subjected to a magnetic field. Shear stress can be controlled by varying the magnetic field intensity, which gives rise to a variety of possible applications such as power transmission and vibration absorption. This innovative technology gained the attention of researchers from around the world.

Establishment of local subsidiary in France
Our sales office in Lyon was relocated to a suburb of Lyon called Limonest, and incorporated in France as Kyodo Yushi France SAS.
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International Tribology Conference (ITC) Hiroshima 2011
“International Tribology Conference (ITC) Hiroshima 2011” took place at International Conference Center Hiroshima from the 31st October to the 3rd November. Over 600 engineers and researchers from around 30 countries participated in the event, where 90 technical sessions were held and about 450 papers were presented, including poster presentation. Exhibition space was also provided for display by tribology related companies and organizations.

Kyodo Yushi took part as both presenter and exhibitor. We presented a paper titled “Monitoring Lubricating Conditions with Grease in Ball Bearings” and other two papers, and showcased energy-saving
low CO2 emission motor bearing grease and newly developed space grease.

Establishment of Sales Office of Kyodo Yushi Europe (KYE) in France
KYE (headquartered in the Netherlands), a Kyodo Yushi’s affiliated company functioning as a base of our operations in Europe, opened a sales office in Lyon, France, for the strengthening of sales and the improvement of service in the southern France and northern Italy area.
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2010 Japanese Society of Tribologist Technology Award
We are pleased to announce that our joint development of noise-reducing grease with Denso received the 2010 Technology Award from Japanese Society of Tribologist.

The 2nd China-Japan Advanced Forum on Tribology
The 2nd China-Japan Advanced Forum on Tribology was held in Luoyang, Henan China, from the 15th to the 18th April, 2011 (hosted by Japanese Society of Tribologist and Tribology Institute of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society), following on from the first event held at Iwate University in Morioka in July 2010. Researchers and engineers of Japan and China working in the relevant field gathered together, and gave presentations on the current tribological activities. Four Kyodo Yushi engineers attended the forum, and gave the keynote speech titled, “Urea Grease - New Horizon of Grease Lubrication.” This time there were a larger number of Chinese participants, and it was felt that technological development and growing interest in the field of tribology are taking place in China.

The 4th World Tribology Congress (WTC 2009) conveyed a strong message to people both at home and abroad that Tribology is the key to technical innovations in the 21st century.

The 4th World Tribology Congress (WTC 2009) was held at Kyoto International Conference Center for six days from the 6th to the 11th September, 2009. This largest and the first WTC in the Asia-Pacific region focused basically on such themes as ecology, economy and energy, and attracted more than 1,400 registered participants from 60 countries, the most in its history. Nearly 900 technical presentations were given. At the Kyoto International Conference Center Event Hall, technical exhibition was held with the concept of “Energy Conservation / Eco Technologies in the World - Messages for the Next Generation,” where tribology-related products and technologies were demonstrated from many fields such as automobiles, electronics, machinery, lubricants and testing/measuring equipment. The exhibition was open to the public and had over 7,000 visitors including elementary, junior high and high school students. It provided an excellent opportunity for many people to feel a closer connection to the tribology.

Kyodo Yushi gave six presentations, held a luncheon seminar, participated in symposia and set up a booth introducing our technical development projects and technologies. We were very pleased to have welcomed so many visitors.

We would like to sincerely thank all who participated in the WTC 2009.

New company name for our joint venture in China
Effective March 2008, our joint venture in China is called Tianjin Kyodo-Great Wall Lube & Grease Co., Ltd.

New Tsujido R&D Center and corporate headquarters
Our new headquarters building that includes R&D center was completed in Tsujido, Kanagawa, the birthplace of our company. The relocation will start on June 11 for all the functions at Tsujido laboratory and Tsujido office to R&D Center, and on July 9 for all the functions at Ginza Sales division and Headquarters to the new headquarters. Manufacturing operations in Tsujido have already been moved to Kameyama Plant and Kasaoka Plant.
【Tsujido R&D Center and Corporate Headquarters】
＊Location　　　　　　2-2-30, Tsujido Kandai, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
＊Site area　　　　　　7,000㎡
＊Total floor area　　9,113㎡
＊Structure　　　　　　steel construction　4 stories

Overseas subsidiary established in China: Kyodo Yushi (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
In August 2005, our subsidiary was established in Shanghai, China. Kyodo Yushi (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. will carry inventory of Kyodo Yushi products for local delivery.

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International Tribology Conference (ITC) Kobe 2005
“International Tribology Conference Kobe 2005” was organized along with exhibition by Japan Tribology Institute and held at Kobe International Conference Center from May 29 through June 2. About 650 participants from 28 countries participated, and we had an exhibition booth to raise the awareness of Kyodo Yushi brand products. At technical sessions 18 different themes were discussed and at symposiums 302 presentations were made on nine themes including DLC coating. Our engineer, Hisayuki Osawa, gave a speech titled “The Synergistic Effect of Calcium Sulfonate and Mo-DTC Additives in Urea Grease” at one of the symposiums featuring lubricating grease.

Our representative office in Europe reorganized into a local corporation.
Our representative office in Holland opened in April 2002 was locally incorporated in January 2004 to make a new start as Kyodo Yushi Europe B.V. (KYE). Through KYE Kyodo Yushi products are now locally available in Europe.

Designated as Sony “Green Partner.”
We were designated as Green Partner by Sony for our cooperation in the production of environmentally sensitive products, in accordance with their “Green Partner Environmental Quality Approval Program.”
　 【Sony Green Partner plants】
・Kameyama Plant (Mie, Japan)

Also certified according to the international environmental management system, ISO14001, we have an acute awareness of the responsibility as a company to “offer products that are friendly to people and the environment” and a strong commitment to continuous improvement in fulfilling the responsibility.