Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd (SRI) continues to manufacture and market rubber, sports, and industrial-related products. The company classifies its business operations into three reportable segments: Tire Business, Sports Business, and Industrial Products and Other Business.

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SRI is actively engaged in a wide range of R&D initiatives across its business segments, including tires, sports, and industrial products. The company is advancing its R&D efforts under a newly established structure that focuses on three pillars: deepening innovative fundamental research, contributing to existing businesses, and exploring new business opportunities. This approach is supported by open collaboration with internal and external partners, including universities and startups, to harness cutting-edge technologies and ideas. The R&D Headquarters is committed to creating world-first innovations by integrating knowledge beyond organizational boundaries, with a focus on three domains: Environment and Energy, Life Science and Motion Technology, and Extreme Environments such as space and deep sea. In FY2025, SRI made significant changes in its R&D initiatives, including the utilization of advanced facilities like the SPring-8 and NanoTerasu synchrotron radiation facilities for molecular-level analysis of rubber. This has led to the development of flagship tires and the exploration of quantum computing technologies. The company is also actively involved in research on Tire and Road Wear Particles (TRWP), collaborating with global institutions to develop suppression technologies and recovery devices. Furthermore, SRI is pursuing sustainable innovations, such as the development of natural rubber from Russian dandelion, which can be cultivated in temperate regions, and the creation of rubber products using CO2-recycled materials. In FY2025, the company incurred expenses of JPY million on R&D, which as a percentage of revenue, stood at 2.7%.