TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Sumitomo Rubber announced Thursday it is closing its Town of Tonawanda tire manufacturing facility. As of noon Thursday, the company had a barricade and security ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.—Sumitomo Rubber USA L.L.C. is recalling a limited number of Falken Pro G5 CSV performance luxury touring tires due to a manufacturing anomaly that prevented proper curing of ...

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 ...