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Sumitomo Rubber to Support Breast Cancer Awareness

Sumitomo Rubber supports the Pink Ribbon Campaign to promote early detection and early treatment of breast cancer, which is estimated to affect one in nine women. Through the Pink Ribbon Campaign, the company aims to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society in which all women can shine by providing them with correct knowledge, informing their families and partners,...

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Research Group Succeeds in Measuring Carbon Particle and Polymer Movement in Rubber

Using tire rubber as a sample, a joint industry-academia research group has succeeded in measuring the movement of carbon particles, one of the fillers used in tire rubber, and polymers with a time resolution of 890 nanoseconds (one billionth of a second), the fastest in the world. The group includes Hiroyuki Kishimoto, Director of the Analysis Center, Research and Development...

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Japan’s Four Major Tire Makers Achieve Record First-Half Results

The four major Japanese tire makers have reported their first-half (January-June) results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. All four companies achieved record-high sales, driven by a weak yen and a recovery in sales of tires for new vehicles. Moreover, Bridgestone, Sumitomo Rubber and Toyo Tires secured higher operating income (adjusted operating income for Bridgestone, and operating income...

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Sumitomo Rubber Advances Active Tread and Sensing Core Technologies

Sumitomo Rubber is making progress in proprietary technologies such as Active Tread and Sensing Cores. Active Tread is the company’s proprietary, patent-pending rubber technology that switches the tread in contact with the road surface to the optimum performance according to various road surface conditions caused by changes in weather and temperature. When the road surface changes from dry to wet,...

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

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 Rubber Decoturf and Omnicourt Used for Tennis Courts at Ariake Tennis Forest Park

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...

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