Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (PTY) LTD

Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Sumitomo Dunlop) is owned by Japanese listed company Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd (SRI), situated in Kobe, Japan. SRI is one of the leading premium manufacturers of automotive tyres and industrial rubber products in the world. The existing South African plant in Ladysmith (founded in 1973) currently produces passenger car, sport utility vehicle, light truck and truck and bus radial tyres, which are sold in South Africa and exported across Africa and other countries. SRI operates four domestic and several overseas tyre factories with plants in Japan, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey and Africa. The company has sales offices in 16 countries and the group comprises of 68 subsidiaries in the tyres, sporting goods and industrial product categories. Visit the SRI Group global site for more information: http://www.srigroup.co.jp/english/