Sumitomo Tires is the premium export brand of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (SRI) and is one of the most successful and influential tire manufacturers in the world.
Within the tire industry, Sumitomo enjoys a well-earned reputation for innovative design, precision engineering, and superior quality. We are a global brand that competes on the basis of product value and real world performance.
The principles of our founder, Masatomo Sumitomo insisted upon reliability and trust over 400 years ago and the Sumitomo business spirit continues that proud tradition.
At Sumitomo Tires, we create unmatched value for our consumer by standing firmly upon traditions of the past and focusing on the possibilities of the future.
Sumitomo Tires history dates back to the early 17th century when Masatomo Sumitomo opened shop in Kyoto, Japan. His business philosophy is summarized in a series of Founder's Precepts, a set of beliefs that stresses integrity and sound management practices.
Sumitomo recognized that it takes spirit and substance to continually replenish a business similar to the process of harnessing the flow of a stream.
The igeta symbol was chosen to represent Sumitomo's ideas and literally translates as "well frame", a crosshatch framework designed to access and underground spring or well.
As an American company with roots in Japan, we continually demonstrate our ability to draw from the well of American and Japanese heritage and bring forth fresh innovations based on technologies that last.
It all starts with the rubber.
Sumitomo understands just how close the relationship between materials and performance actually is.
In order to develop some of the world’s most technologically advanced4D Nano Design tires, we knew it all came down to the rubber used to manufacture them. When we couldn’t find the right fit with existing formulations, we developed our own from scratch.
Using state-of-the-art machines to measure, in real time, the nano-scale changes of the molecular structure, we were successful at unlocking the performance potential of our rubber. Sumitomo’s 4D Nano Design Technology expanded the functionality of our next-generation tires, improving fuel efficiency, lessening environmental impact and increasing wet weather and winter grip.