Sumitomo Rubber will collaborate with Sumitomo Riko and Sumitomo Electric Industries to develop recycling technologies to realize the Circular Economy. In November 2022, Sumitomo Riko announced the conclusion of a joint development agreement with Lanzatech, a U.S. biotechnology company with carbon capture and conversion technology. Sumitomo Rubber and Sumitomo Electric Industries are now participating in this joint development. By collaborating...
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Ube to be Included in MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
Ube has been selected as a component of the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), a stock price index developed by MSCI that select companies that are taking the lead in women’s activities based on disclosed information related to gender diversity. As a result, the company is now included in all six ESG indices managed by the Japan Pension Fund...
Cosmo Energy Group Receives ISCC Plus Certification
Cosmo Energy Group, which includes Cosmo Oil, Maruzen Petrochemical, Keiyo Ethylene, and Chiba Butadiene Industry, has acquired ISCC Plus Certification, an international certification developed by ISCC that realizes and ensures a sustainable and traceable supply chain. It guarantees the traceability of sustainable materials throughout the supply chain and demonstrates that rigorous standards are met. Cosmo Energy Group aims to achieve...
Zeon Invests in Knowledge Palette to Develop AI Drug Discovery Technology
Zeon has recently invested in Knowledge Palette, a company which develops AI drug discovery technology using single-cell transcriptome analysis. Knowledge Palette applies the world’s most accurate single-cell transcriptome analysis technology (Quartz-Seq2) to acquire large-scale data on the state of disease-causing cells. By using this information and AI technology to elucidate the causes of disease outbreaks, the company aims to efficiently...
Pirelli Relaunches TireClub+ B2B E-Commerce Platform
Pirelli has relaunched its TireClub+ B2B e-commerce tire sales platform. The new version introduces many new features, including real-time monitoring of deliveries, more straightforward order management, access to data and statistics and the latest news from Pirelli. The latest version of TireClub+ makes ordering easier with new filters that simplify search results and allow users to check which tires are...
Sumitomo Rubber Decoturf and Omnicourt Used for Tennis Courts at Ariake Tennis Forest Park
Decoturf hard courts and Omnicourt sand-filled artificial turf for tennis have been adopted for all 39 outdoor courts (23 Decoturf and 16 Omnicourt) at Ariake Tennis Forest Park. Decoturf and Omnicourt are sold and installed by the Sumitomo Rubber subsidiaries Sports Surface and Sumigomu Sangyo, respectively. This is the third time that Decoturf has been used at Ariake Tennis Forest...