Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), which recently acquired the Dunlop trademark and other rights for four-wheel tyres in Europe, North America and Oceania from Goodyear Tire & Rubber, says it expects to establish the Dunlop brand as a premium tyre brand…
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Sumitomo to collaborate with LanzaTech on tyre/rubber recycling
Sumitomo Rubber Industries has announced a collaboration with Sumitomo Riko Company and Sumitomo Electric Industries as well as US-based carbon recycling firm LanzaTech Global. This initiative is designed to further the development of recycling technologies, paving the way for a…
Michelin/Sumitomo jv to divest tyre retail outlets in US
French tyre maker Michelin that jointly operates TBC Corporation, a US based tyre distribution company, with Sumitomo Corporation, has said TBC will divest its company-owned retail portfolio (NTB and Tire Kingdom) to Mavis Tire Express Service Corp. (headquartered in Millwood,…
Kultevat Inc collaborates with Sumitomo Rubber Industries to develop environmentally-friendly rubber
Kultevat Inc will be collaborating with Sumitomo Rubber Industries to develop environmentally-friendly rubber. The St Louis-based company and the Japanese company inked a research agreement recently to speed-up the development of Taraxicum kok-saghya (TKS). TKS will then act as an…
Sumitomo comes out with a new tyre manufacturing system
Japanese tyre and rubber company, Sumitomo Rubber Industries unveils a new tyre manufacturing system that will improve the company’s production.