Japan Rubber Weekly – Gomu Hochi Shimbun in Japanese – is commemorating its 3,000th weekly print newspaper issue with a special report on Technologies and Products that Will Win in 2030. This article takes a closer look at Sumitomo Rubber. Sumitomo Rubber’s Synchro Weather is a next-generation all-season tire equipped with a proprietary technology called Active Tread, which allows the...
Sumitomo Rubber has announced its long-term management strategy for the year 2035 under the title “R.I.S.E. 2035”. The strategy aims to continue to provide everyone with new experiential value created from rubber, and positions creating rubber-based innovation, strengthening brand management and building a management foundation that is resistant to change as drivers of growth. “Going forward, we will firmly establish...
Sumitomo Rubber has on March 3 begun offering ESP3.0, an application that allows centralized management of truck tire conditions. The application targets users such as trucking companies that use Dunlop’s Tire Pressure and Temperature Management Service parking management and telematics tools. The application combines air pressure and temperature data from the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) with groove and appearance...
The four Japanese tire makers, Bridgestone, Sumitomo Rubber, Yokohama Rubber, and Toyo Tires, have released their fiscal 2024 financial results. Although market conditions were generally harsh, all four companies posted record-high sales and record-high operating income (Bridgestone posted adjusted operating income; Sumitomo Rubber and Yokohama Rubber posted operating income), thanks in part to a tailwind from a weaker yen. On...
Sumitomo Rubber and Mitsubishi Chemical will start collaboration on resource recycling of carbon black, one of the main raw materials for tires. Under this collaboration, Sumitomo Rubber will supply Mitsubishi Chemical with recycled materials, including rubber fragments generated in the tire manufacturing process as well as crushed and processed products from used tires. Mitsubishi Chemical will feed the recycled materials...
Sumitomo Rubber will acquire the trademark rights to the Dunlop brand of four-wheel tires in Europe, North America, and Oceania from Goodyear. The acquisition is worth $526 million, with a transfer agreement signed on January 8 and closing scheduled for May. With the acquisition of the trademark rights, Sumitomo Rubber intends to further accelerate premiumization, which it positions as the...
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