Sumitomo Riko

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (住友理工株式会社, Sumitomo Rikō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese company which produces rubber and other synthetic resin products.[3]

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd.
住友理工株式会社
TypePublic KK
TYO: 5191
NAG: 5191
IndustryRubber & plastic
Founded(December 1929 (1929-12))
Headquarters3-1, Higashi, Komaki, Aichi 485-8550, Japan
Key people
Yoshiaki Nishimura
(President and CEO)
Products
  • Automotive parts
  • IT-related products
  • Industrial materials
Revenue US$ 3.58 billion (FY 2013) (JPY 369 billion) (FY 2013)
US$398 million (FY 2013) (JPY 41 billion) (FY 2013)
Number of employees
22,546 (as of March 31, 2014)
ParentSumitomo Electric Industries (49.53%)
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

In June 2014, the company changed its corporate name from Tokai Rubber Industries to Sumitomo Riko to clarify that it is a part of the Sumitomo Group.[4]

Through its subsidiaries in 24 countries, the company claims to hold the largest market share of automotive anti-vibration products.[4] Automotive products account for nearly 80 percent of sales.[4]

Business segments and products

Automotive products
  • Anti-vibration rubber components
  • Sound controlling and insulation products
  • Automotive hoses
  • Modular parts
  • Office automation equipment components
  • Precision anti-vibration rubber products

Industrial products
  • Hydraulic hoses
  • Rubber hoses

Infrastructure application products
  • Anti-vibration rubber for railway vehicles
  • Anti-vibration rubber for industrial machinery
  • Seismic isolation bearings for bridges

Construction and housing products
  • Earthquake countermeasures: dampers
  • Countermeasures to traffic and other vibrations in the living environment
  • Energy-saving products

See also

References
  1. "Company outline". Sumitomo Riko. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  2. "Company Overview". Reuters. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  3. "Company Snapshot". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  4. "Tokai Rubber changes name to Sumitomo Riko in push for overseas growth". Automotive News. June 19, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2015.


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