Sumitomo Rubber has set a new 2030 reduction target for Scope 3 to achieve carbon neutrality for its entire supply chain. In addition, the 2030 reduction targets for Scope 1 and 2 have been raised due to the progress made ahead of schedule as a result of proactive efforts at each of the company’s sites. Scope 3 accounts for about...
Sumitomo Rubber will open a new research base, the Sumitomo Rubber Innovation Base Sendai, in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, as a base for utilizing Nanoterrace, a next-generation synchrotron radiation facility that will start operation in 2024. The number of researchers will be increased in the future. The company wants the center to become a hub for innovation in academia and...
Sumitomo Rubber’s Dunlop brand concept tires are being installed on concept cars exhibited at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 held at Tokyo Big Sight from October 26 to November 5. Mitsubishi Motors The Mitsubishi D:X Concept is an electric crossover MPV based on the image of a future Delica that supports an active mobility lifestyle, combining the comfort and livability...
Sumitomo Rubber will introduce Dunlop race tires with a sustainable raw material ratio of 43% for the third round of the EV division of the 2023 All Japan Kart Championship to be held on October 21-22. The tires use natural rubber, naturally derived raw materials, sustainable synthetic rubber, and materials recycled from steel scrap to increase the ratio of sustainable...
Sumitomo Rubber Singapore, a natural rubber procurement company of the Sumitomo Rubber Group, introduced in July an environmental and social risk assessment tool specialized for natural rubber. The tool will accelerate the realization of sustainable procurement of natural rubber. As demand for natural rubber increases due to population growth and the development of a mobility society, the company faces the...
Sumitomo Rubber has decided to withdraw from the gas pipe business within 2025. Products in this business are manufactured at the company’s Kakogawa Plant and sold by Dunlop Home Products, a Sumitomo Rubber group company selling household, nursing and medical supplies. The products include rubber pipes for LPG, soft cords for city gas, gas cords, and reinforced gas hoses for...
