Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that it has started supplying its Dunlop-branded Grandtrek AT23 and Grandtrek PT5A tires as OE for the newly launched Toyota Land Cruiser 300. On top of providing the durability, reliability and other such basic performance metrics sought after in Land Cruiser tires, the AT23 and PT5A incorporate a new tread compound that offers...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has revealed its business results for January–June 2021, with the company here recording a new high for half-year sales revenue. Sales revenue for the period came to 440.08 billion yen ($4.02 billion), up 29.4 percent year-on-year; business profit was 30.09 billion yen, up from negative 2.31 billion yen in the first half of last year;...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has revealed findings of inappropriate quality control practices at two locations: namely, marine dock fender testing at its Kakogawa Factory in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, and tire production at subsidiary Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Working immediately to verify the safety of both fenders and tires upon this discovery, Sumitomo Rubber has found there to...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) is planning a Sept. 1 launch of the All Season Maxx AS1 for Taxi. As part of the All Season Maxx series of tires, which can also navigate snowy roads, this new offering promises improvements in wear resistance with a design specifically for taxis. The All Season Maxx AS1 for Taxi comes in two sizes:...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has announced that it is set to trial the use of hydrogen in some processes at its Shirakawa Factory in Fukushima Prefecture. Demonstration testing for this is slated to run over August 2021 – February 2024. The project will see Sumitomo Rubber receive support from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), which...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has announced plans for an Aug. 1 launch of the Winter Maxx SJ8+, a new studless winter tire for SUVs. The tire is set to come in 54 sizes, marking an increase of 16 from its predecessor, the Winter Maxx SJ8. The Winter Maxx SJ8+ employs the nano-texturing technology previously used in the Winter Maxx...
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