Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) plans to begin rolling out sales on Aug. 1 for the Winter Maxx 03, a studless winter tire with new rubber texturing technology that gives it the best ice performance of any Sumitomo Rubber tire. It will be available in a total of 98 sizes. Characterized by nanoscale bumps and hollows, the new nano-texturing technology...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has released its business results for the January–March quarter of calendar 2020 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The company reported sales revenue of 190.79 billion yen ($1.77 billion) for a year-on-year decrease of 9.7 percent, while business profit decreased 54.7 percent to 2.57 billion yen. Tire operations recorded sales revenue of 163.19...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that it has started supplying the Dunlop Enasave EC300+ as an OE tire for Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:7201) new Nissan Roox, which launched on March 19. The new Nissan Roox is a “super-height” kei-class wagon that has excellent drivability with class-leading interior space and is equipped with omnidirectional advanced safety technologies. In...
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) held its latest general meeting of shareholders at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 26, hosting this at its headquarters in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. A total of 190 shareholders attended the event, which lasted for 54 minutes. One of the shareholders asked what Sumitomo Rubber is doing for novel coronavirus countermeasures – such as cost-cutting or reconsidering...
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Having identified factors behind the unpleasant odors of natural rubber, Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has developed what it calls Reduced Odor Natural Rubber, a product that cuts down on this issue in a major way. To create this new product grade, Sumitomo Rubber has introduced a proprietary method for the processing of raw materials at Sumirubber Thai Eastern Corporation...
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Responding to the continued spread of the novel coronavirus, major tire manufacturers in Japan have decided to call off or postpone initiation ceremonies for new employees. Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is among this list, having decided to postpone its ceremonial activities. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has decided that rather than hold its usual activities for new employees, it will...
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