Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
Basic information
- Head office
- 3-6-9 Wakihama-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- Chief executive
- Satoru Yamamoto
- Capital
- 42,658,000,000 (426 100 million)
- Employees (non-consolidated)
- 7,675 people
- Employees (consolidated)
- 37,671 people
- Start date
- 1917-01-01
- End date
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History
Founded as Japan's first modern rubber factory by the British company Dunlop.
Founded: 1909.
Commenced production of bicycle tires and tubes, and solid rickshaw tires.
Commenced production of rubber tubes, rubber gloves, and water pillows.
Commenced production of automobile tires. Japan's first domestically produced tire was born.
Established as a Japanese corporation with capital of 1.18 million yen.
Established: 1917.
Commenced production of golf balls and hard tennis balls.
Commenced production of motorcycle tires.
Commenced operations at the Izumi-Otsu plant.
Developed Japan's first tubeless tire.
From the 1960s
Commenced operations at the Nagoya plant and began production of the tennis ball 'Dunlop Fort'.
Renamed the company to Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
Commenced production of golf clubs.
Commenced production of Japan's first radial tire 'SP3'.
Commenced production of fender material.
Commenced operations at the Kakogawa plant.
Commenced operations at the Shirakawa plant.
Commenced operations at the Miyazaki plant. Developed Japan's first F-1 racing tire.
From the 1980s
Commenced operations at the Malaysia plant.
Acquired six factories in the UK, Germany, and France, as well as the Tire Technology Central Research Institute.
Acquired Dunlop USA and completed the Okayama tire test course.
Completed the headquarters building.
Closed the Kobe plant following the Hanshin-Awaji Great Earthquake.
Commenced operations at the Ichijima plant.
Commenced operations at the Indonesia plant.
Announced digital rolling simulation technology.
Signed an alliance agreement with Goodyear in the tire business.
Commenced production of medical rubber products.
Attracted UK DUNLOP factory, founded as Japan's first modern rubber factory.
Kobe Plant Commences Operations
100th Anniversary of Founding
110th Anniversary of Founding
Start of operations at Zhongshan Factory, China
Merged with Otsu Tire Co., Ltd.
Start of operations at Changshu Factory, China
Released tires equipped with special sound-absorbing sponge. Started operations at Thai factory. Started operations at Vietnamese factory.
100th anniversary of founding. Tire Technical Center completed.
Opened natural rubber processing plant in northern Thailand.
Released seismic damper 'MIRAIE' for wooden houses. Started operations at China Hunan factory.
Started operations at Brazil factory. Released 100% petroleum-free natural resource tire 'Enaseb 100'. Acquired South African factory.
Released premium run-flat tire using high-precision metal core manufacturing system 'NEO-T01'.
Ended alliance agreement and joint venture with American Goodyear in tire business. Started operations at Turkish factory. Announced new material development technology 'ADVANCED 4D NANO DESIGN'.
Ended alliance agreement and joint venture with US Goodyear in tire business. Started operations at Turkish factory. Announced new material development technology 'ADVANCED 4D NANO DESIGN'.
Acquired DUNLOP trademark rights and brand's sports goods and licensing business. Acquired UK major tire retailer 'Mitchell Deaver'. US/European technical center operational. Announced technology development concept 'SMART TYRE CONCEPT'.
Acquired overseas DUNLOP trademark rights and DUNLOP brand's sports goods and licensing business. Acquired UK major tire retailer 'Mitchell Deaver'. US/European technical center operational. Announced technology development concept 'SMART TYRE CONCEPT'.
Integrated Sumitomo Rubber Group's sports business.
Established corporate philosophy framework 'Our Philosophy'.
Formulated long-term sustainability policy 'Hazumu Future Challenge 2050'. Started providing tire pressure and temperature management service for passenger cars.
Formulated long-term sustainability policy 'Hazumu Future Challenge 2050'. Started providing tire pressure and temperature management service for passenger cars.
Formulated circular economy concept 'TOWANOWA' in tire business.
Released next-generation all-season tire 'SYNCHRO WEATHER' equipped with 'Active Tread'.
In FY2024, sales revenue was 1,211.9 billion yen and operating profit was 87.9 billion yen
Acquired DUNLOP trademark rights for passenger car tires in Europe, North America, and Oceania. Formulated long-term management strategy 'R.I.S.E. 2035'. Acquired US AI solution company 'Viaduct'. Unified global communication brand to DUNLOP.
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National Tax Agency basic information6140001008691
- Trade name
- 住友ゴム工業株式会社
- Trade name (kana)
- スミトモゴムコウギョウ
- Name in English
- Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Corporation type
- 301
- Address
- 〒651-0072 兵庫県神戸市中央区脇浜町３丁目６番９号
- Postal code
- 6510072
- Prefecture code
- 28
- City code
- 110
- Address outside Japan
- Prefecture in English
- Hyogo
- City in English
- 3-6-9, Wakinohama-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe
- Address outside Japan in English
- Corporate number assignment date
- 2015-10-05
- Update date
- 2018-04-12
- Change date
- 2018-01-16
- Registry closure date
- Reason for registry closure
- Successor corporate number
- Details of the change
- 平成３０年１月１日神戸市中央区脇浜町三丁目６番９号ダンロップスポーツ株式会社（3140001022902）を合併平成３０年１月１日神戸市中央区脇浜町三丁目６番９号ダンロップインターナショナル株式会社（6140001104929）を合併
- Latest record
- 1
- Excluded from search
- 0
- Processing type
- 71
- Correction type
- 1
- Trade name image ID
- Address image ID
- Sequence number
- 4575721
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- Corporate number
- 6140001008691
- Trade name
- 住友ゴム工業株式会社
- Trade name (kana)
- スミトモゴムコウギョウ
- Trade name (alphabet)
- Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Registry closure date
- Reason for registry closure
- Registered address
- 兵庫県神戸市中央区脇浜町３丁目６番９号
- Postal code
- 6510072
- Prefecture
- 兵庫県
- Prefecture code
- 28
- City or district
- 神戸市中央区
- City code
- 110
- Street address
- 脇浜町３丁目６番９号
- Organisation type
- 301
- Processing type
- 71
- Correction type
- 1
- Status
- Representative
- 代表取締役社長 山本 悟
- Capital
- 42658000000
- Employees
- 6628
- Employees (male)
- 5815
- Employees (female)
- 813
- Business summary
- 自動車用、トラック・バス用、モーターサイクル用等各種タイヤの製造・販売 精密ゴム部品、制振ダンパー、人工芝等産業品の製造・販売
- Website URL
- http://www.srigroup.co.jp/
- Year founded
- Business category
- E:製造業
- Date established
- 1917-03-06
- Unified government qualification - grade
- A|A|A|
- Unified government qualification - business items
- 102|124|128|129|202|224|228|229|303
- Update date
- 2018-04-12
- Key information
- 6140001008691