TOKYO -- Stung by a data falsification scandal, industrial materials giant Toray Industries will swiftly appoint a quality control officer to oversee about 250 group companies.
Toray revealed in November that Toray Hybrid Cord, a subsidiary that makes tire cords and other strengthening materials, falsified inspection data on shipments in 149 instances. Nobuhiro Suzuki, president of the offending unit, resigned effective Dec. 1.
