The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that in June
the Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd., a producer and seller of tires for
passenger cars in China, was commended as an “Energy Efficiency Forerunner” at
the 2013 Annual Petroleum and Chemical Energy Efficiency Benchmarking
Enterprise Conference. The commendation is aimed at promoting the energy saving
policies of the Chinese government. Hangzhou Yokohama was recognized for the
lowest consumption of energy per ton of tires produced.