Corporate News

2006

2006.09.20
Sumitomo Rubber Establish Dunlop Tire (Thailand)
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. in Japan established Dunlop Tire (Thailand) Co., Ltd., joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation and local partners, in Bangkok, Thailand in order to expand sales of replacement tires in the country which is an important market in the ASEAN region.
2006.09.12
FALKEN HS437/HS435, European Winter Tyres Adopt "New Compound"
SRI TIRE TRADING LTD. released EUROWINTER HS437/HS435 (European winter tyre) which has adopted "New Compound" from June 2006.
2006.07.27
Sumitomo Rubber Issue "Social and Environmental Report 2006" in Japanese
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. recently issued "Social and Environmental Report 2006," report of the group's social and environmental activities in the year of 2005.
2006.04.05
Chinese Subsidiaries Publish "Environmental Report"
Sumitomo Rubber (Changshu) and Sumitomo Rubber (Suzhou) published "Environmental Report 2006."
2006.04.04
Moscow Office Established
Sumitomo Rubber established Moscow Office in April.
2006.01.11
J.D.Power Asia Pacific 2005 Tire Customer Satisfaction in Japan
Dunlop Tops Compact Car Segment and Ranks 2nd in Passenger Car Segment
Dunlop ranks 1st in the compact car segment of J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2005 Japan Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Index Study.

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