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Sumitomo Riko Sees Profits Decline for FY2020 Despite Strong Performance From High-Pressure Hoses

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) recently posted its business results for fiscal 2020. The company revealed 397.94 billion yen ($3.66 billion) in sales revenue, down 10.6 percent year-on-year; 7.86 billion yen in business profit, down 30.6 percent; and a net loss of 4.96 billion yen, down from a net profit of 881 million yen in fiscal 2019. While sales for...

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Sumitomo Riko Creates Prototype of Seat-Fitted Driver Monitoring System

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has been working in recent years to develop a driver monitoring system. And now the company has created a prototype that can be fitted to seats. Able to be fitted to all kinds of vehicles, this prototype driver monitoring system serves to acquire information regarding the driver’s vitals – such as heartbeat and breathing –...

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Sumitomo Riko Sees 28.6% Drop in Sales Revenue from Automotive Products

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) recently released its financial results for the first half of fiscal 2020, revealing a decrease in both revenues and profits. On the whole, the company’s first-half results included sales revenue of 167.23 billion yen, down 27.1 percent year-on-year; a business loss of 7.54 billion yen, down from an business profit of 5.23 billion yen; and...

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Sumitomo Riko Engine Cover Adopted for Use in Toyota GR Yaris

A polyurethane-based engine cover from Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has been chosen for use in the newly launched GR Yaris from Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203). The GR Yaris is a compact car that takes the technologies Toyota has built up in the racing field and applies them to a mass-market offering. And to reduce the noise coming from the...

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Sumitomo Riko Starts up Production at New Indian Plant for Automotive Hoses

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) recently announced that Tokai Imperial Rubber India Pvt. Ltd. (TIR), a consolidated subsidiary for the production and sale of automotive hoses, has built and launched a new Indian plant. TIR was first established in India, the world’s second largest country by population, back in 2005. Since then, the Sumitomo Riko Group has grown its Indian...

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Sumitomo Riko Backs UNGC Statement for Global Business Cooperation

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has endorsed and signed on to the Statement from Business Leaders for Renewed Global Cooperation, an initiative under the UN Global Compact (UNGC). Signed by 1,294 major company heads, this statement was presented to the UN Secretary General at this year’s Private Sector Forum, which was held on Sept. 21 during the UN General Assembly...

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