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...
Many efforts are underway in various industries to become carbon neutral by 2050. The tire industry is no exception, and one of these efforts is the use of sustainable raw materials. In its long-term sustainability policy, “Hazumo Mirai Challenge 2050,” Sumitomo Rubber has set a goal of reducing CO2 emissions throughout the entire supply chain and increasing the ratio of...
On April 18, Sumitomo Rubber unveiled a tire manufacturing system that utilizes hydrogen energy and is being tested at the company’s Shirakawa Plant in Fukushima Prefecture. The verification experiment has been adopted as a project subsidized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). At a press conference held on the same day, Sumitomo Rubber president Satoru Yamamoto...
sSumitomo Rubber is in March launching the Falken e.Ziex after-market EV tire in the European market, where the shift to EVs is rapidly advancing. The tire is the company’s second production EV tire, following the Dunlop e.Sport Maxx, which was launched for the Chinese market last year, and boasts the highest level of fuel efficiency (electricity cost). The e.Ziex uses Advanced 4D...
Sumitomo Rubber has begun selling Dunlop Geomax Enduro EN91EX tires on March 15 for hard enduro competitions, which have been gaining momentum around the world in recent years. The product is available in one rear size (140/80-18 70M tube type: not for public road use). Based on the Geomax Enduri EN91, which has been well-received as an enduro competition tire,...
Sumitomo Rubber has developed a race tire with a sustainable raw material ratio of 38%, using biomass and recycled raw materials. The tire utilizes natural rubber, raw materials derived from natural sources, and materials recycled from recycled steel. Compared to conventional race tires, this tire uses a higher percentage of sustainable raw materials. The tires have been installed on the...
