KOBE, Japan—Sumitomo Rubber Industries is set to begin a proof of concept study to establish techniques for harnessing hydrogen as a new source of energy at its major tire factory in Shirakawa, Japan.

Sumitomo tire workers in Tonawanda, New York arrived for their shift last Thursday morning only to see security in tactical gear guarding factory entrances. They learned that the plant was shuttered ...

Publicly, Sumitomo Rubber USA’s Town of Tonawanda tire plant appeared headed in the right direction in recent years. The Japan-based company in 2022 hailed the kickoff of what ultimately became a $141 ...

TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — Sumitomo Rubber announced Thursday it will close its western New York tire manufacturing plant and eliminate all 1,550 union and salaried jobs. The Japan-based company said ...

TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) has amended both the number of employees affected and the closing date of its 102-year-old tire factory in Tonawanda, SRI reported the number of ...

Sumitomo Rubber Industries announced in February that it would invest more than $122 million in its Town of Tonawanda manufacturing plant and U.S. headquarters, to increase its production capacity.

WASHINGTON — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. is recalling close to 7,000 Sumitomo- and Falken-brand medium truck/bus tires sold in the U.S. since early to mid-2020 because of a manufacturing anomaly ...

GLENDALE HEIGHTS - PREMIER Design + Build Group said it has broken ground on a building expansion project for Sumitomo Drive Technologies in Glendale Heights. The company's Glendale Heights location ...