is a Japanese company which produces rubber and other synthetic resin products.
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
The is one of the largest Japanese ''keiretsu'', or business groups, founded by Masatomo Sumitomo (1585-1652) around 1615 during the early Edo period.
History
The Sumitomo Group traces its roots to a bookshop in Kyoto founded circa 1615 by Ma ...
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Through its subsidiaries in 24 countries, the company claims to hold the largest market share of automotive anti-vibration products.
Automotive products account for nearly 80 percent of sales.
Business segments and products
Automotive products
*Anti-vibration rubber components
*Sound controlling and insulation products
*Automotive hoses
*Modular parts
IT-related products
*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
*
Anvis Group
References
External links
Main Corporate Site
Automotive companies of Japan
Manufacturing companies of Japan
Companies based in Aichi Prefecture
Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Companies listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange
Manufacturing companies established in 1929
1929 establishments in Japan
Sumitomo Group
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