2015

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2015

December 25, 2015FALKEN to Have a Display Booth at TOKYO AUTO SALON 2016
December 25, 2015DUNLOP to Have a Display Booth at TOKYO AUTO SALON 2016
December 10, 2015DUNLOP “ENASAVE EC300＋” Chosen as Factory Standard Tires on Toyota’s New Model Prius
November 18, 2015The Sumitomo Rubber Group’s Changshu (China) Factory Produces Its One-Hundred-Millionth Tire to Date
November 12, 2015Joint Report Released on the Results of Joint Research on Sumitomo Rubber’s ADVANCED 4D NANO DESIGN New Materials Development Technology
October 29, 2015Sumitomo Rubber Completes Development of ADVANCED 4D NANO DESIGN New Materials Development Technology
October 28, 2015DUNLOP “SP SPORT MAXX 050” Chosen as Factory Standard Tires on Toyota’s New Model “Lexus RX”
October 28, 2015Announcing the Development of “GYROBLADE” and “CORESEAL,” New Tire Technologies Contributing to Improved Safety and Environmental Performance
October 23, 2015Opening Ceremony Held at Sumitomo Rubber’s New Factory in Turkey
October 16, 2015FALKEN to Cosponsor “Red Bull Flugtag KOBE 2015.”
October 14, 2015Sumitomo Rubber to Have a DUNLOP/FALKEN Display Booth at “The 44th Tokyo Motor Show 2015”
October 6, 201520th Anniversary Celebration Held at Sumi Rubber Indonesia
October 2, 2015Announcement Regarding Completion of Dissolution of the Alliance Agreement and Joint Ventures with The Goodyear Tire ＆ Rubber Company
October 1, 2015SRI Releases “CSR Report 2015” in English
October 1, 2015Team FALKEN’s Yoshihide Muroya Places 3rd in the Seventh Race of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, His Second Podium Finish This Season
September 29, 2015FALKEN to Become the Official Tire of Major League Baseball
September 28, 2015DUNLOP “GRANDTREK” Series Tires to Be Equipped as Factory Original Tires on Toyota’s New Model “Lexus LX”
September 28, 2015DUNLOP “GRANDTREK” Series Tires to Be Equipped as Factory Original Tires on Toyota’s New Model “Land Cruiser”
September 3, 2015FALKEN “ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN” to Be Equipped as Factory Original Tires on the New Model “Chrysler 200”
August 18, 2015Team FALKEN’s Yoshihide Muroya Places 3rd in the Fifth Race of the “Red Bull Air Race World Championship”
August 5, 2015Sumitomo Rubber Begins Joint Research on Russian Dandelions as a Potential New Source of Natural Rubber
July 10, 2015FALKEN to Be the Official Brand Sponsor of “FC Ingolstadt 04”,A Football Club in the German Bundesliga
July 7, 2015Mitsubishi “Outlander PHEV” to Compete in “Baja Portalegre 500” Cross-Country Race Outfitted with FALKEN Tires
July 6, 2015Team FALKEN Tires Wins First in Class in the Sixth Race of the “TUDOR United SportsCar Championship (TUSC)”
July 6, 2015Utilizing the “K” computer and Other Cutting-Edge Equipment, Sumitomo Rubber to Complete Development of “ADVANCED 4D NANO DESIGN” New Materials Development Technology within 2015
June 26, 2015Announcing the Launch of DUNLOP’s New Flagship Tires：“SP SPORT MAXX 050＋” and “SP SPORT MAXX 050＋ for SUV”
June 11, 2015Announcing the Launch of the “FALKEN Global Website”
June 4, 2015Regarding the Dissolution of the Alliance Agreement and Joint Ventures with The Goodyear Tire ＆ Rubber Company and Transfer of Subsidiaries
May 20, 2015FALKEN Motorsports Team’s “Porsche 911 GT3 R” Wins 3rd Place Overall in the “24 Hours Nurburgring Race”
May 20, 2015Outfitted with DUNLOP Tires, Team “Subaru Tecnica International” Wins First in Class in the “24 Hours Nurburgring Race”
May 1, 2015FALKEN to Participate in and Support the “Nurburgring 24-Hour Race”
May 1, 2015Sumitomo Rubber Industries Holds Opening Ceremony at Tyre Sales Corporation in Australia
April 30, 2015FALKEN Selected as an Official Partner of ”Red Bull Air Race Chiba 2015”
April 16, 2015FALKEN to Have a Booth Exhibit at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show
April 16, 2015DUNLOP to Have a Booth Exhibit at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show
March 25, 2015FALKEN “ZIEX ZE914A” to Be Equipped as Factory Original Tires on Volkswagen’s New Model “Passat”
March 2, 2015Dunlop “ENASAVE EC300＋” to Be Equipped as Factory Original Tire on Mazda Motor Corporation’s All-New CX-3 Compact Crossover SUV
February 27, 2015Sumitomo Rubber (Changshu) and Sumitomo Rubber do Brasil Receive ISO 50001 Certification
January 30, 2015Sumitomo Rubber Industries Settles Patent Infringement Suit against German Emergency Tire Puncture Repair Kit Manufacturer
January 8, 2015Sumitomo Rubber Industries Acquires a Swiss Manufacturer of Rubber Parts for Pharmaceutical Packages