Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.’s (TYO:5110) retread tire business in Japan is influenced by an environment in which demand for new tires remains sluggish due to a slump in the tire distribution industry. Going forward, retread tires are expected to see firm market conditions because of their cost performance and reduced environmental impact. Stable tire casings of good quality can still...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has recently held a contest concerning the operation of truck and bus tires at the Tire Land Sendai-East shop in Sendai, belonging to its subsidary Dunlop Tire Tohoku K.K. The contest was started in 2010 to improve worker motivation and skill levels, and to ensure safety and rigorousness of efficient work. Held this year for...
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2017 will be the year of the rooster. To celebrate, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd. (TYO:7825), a maker of golf and tennis equipment in the Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) group of companies, is releasing a limited edition golf ball. The XXIO 2017 Eto Ball, a special version of the XXIO Premium line of golf balls,...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has developed a bridge-purposed ultra durability rubber bearing in collaboration with Central-Nexco Technical Marketing Co. Ltd. and Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061). The new rubber bearing achieves a high degree of ozone resistance, employing a chloroprene rubber (CR) composition to make it 5,000 times more resistant than conventional natural rubber compounds. While Sumitomo Rubber is already...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the opening of its Miyazaki plant. Beginning operations in 1976, the plant now produces high-performance tires for passenger cars, trucks and buses with a monthly production volume of 9,354 tons. It manufactures more products for overseas export than any of the company’s other domestic plants. Among the roughly 2,000...
With an ordinary income of 226.91 billion yen ($2.205 billion) in fiscal 2015, Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) held the top spot among 165 major Japanese rubber manufacturers, found a survey published in the September issue of Japan Rubber and Elastomers, a monthly sister publication of Japan Rubber Weekly. For Bridgestone, this marked a 0.4 percent year-on-year decline. The number two, Toyo...
