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Sumitomo Rubber Joins Sumitomo Riko and Sumitomo Electric to Develop Recycling Technology

on August 9, 2023 in Industry

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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Sumitomo Riko Announces Medium-Term Management Plan

on June 8, 2023 in Materials

On May 30, President Kazushi Shimizu of Sumitomo Riko announced the Sumitomo Riko Group Vision 2029 (2029V) and the Sumitomo Riko Group Medium-Term Management Plan 2025 (2025P). Under 2025P, which begins in fiscal 2023, the company aims to increase consolidated net sales from 541 billion yen ($3.87 billion) in fiscal 2022 to 620 billion yen and business profit from 17.9...

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Sumitomo Riko’s Full Year Sales up 24.2%, Automotive Supplies Strong

on May 22, 2023 in Products

In its business results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 (IFRS basis), Sumitomo Riko posted sales of 541.01 billion yen ($3.92 billion), up 21.3% year-on-year; business profit of 17.87 billion yen, up 176.3%; and net income of 6.68 billion yen, compared with a loss of 6.35 billion yen in the previous year. By business segment, sales in the...

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Sumitomo Riko Completes MPS Prototype With Ginreilab

on April 6, 2023 in Industry

Sumitomo Riko, in collaboration with Ginreilab, has completed a Microphysiological Systems (MPS) prototype, which can be used to confirm the efficacy and evaluate the safety of pharmaceuticals and other products, the company revealed at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine. In recent years, the global trend has been to verify the efficacy and safety of...

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Sumitomo Riko Joins Culnet Consortium

on February 16, 2023 in Industry

Sumitomo Riko has joined the Culnet Consortium, an open innovation platform for cellular agriculture presided over by Integriculture. With the world population expected to reach 10 billion by the 2050s and concerns over food shortages due to depletion of energy, feed, land, and water, cellular agriculture to produce cultured meat is attracting attention as one alternative protein source. Integriculture is...

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Sumitomo Riko Hosetex to Increase High-Pressure Hose Production Capacity in Japan, China and India

on December 2, 2022 in Products

Industrial hose manufacturer Sumitomo Riko Hosetex is expanding production capacity at its production bases in Japan (Kyoto), China (Hefei, Anhui Province) and India (Neemrana, Rajasthan) in response to strong demand for high-pressure hoses (wire braid hoses). The plan was decided in August 2021, with an investment of approximately 1 billion yen ($7.43 million). The expansion is scheduled to be completed...

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