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SRI utilising hydrogen energy in tyre manufacturing

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Steam generated with a hydrogen boiler is supplied to the NEO-T01 metal core production system used during the vulcanisation process (Photo: SRI)

Since establishing its new long-term sustainability policy in 2021, Sumitomo Rubber Group has piloted and demonstrated proof of concept for the use of hydrogen as a source of energy at its tyre factory in Shirakawa, Japan. Combined with power generated from solar photovoltaic panels installed in the plant’s carpark, Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) claims that the use of hydrogen has led to carbon neutrality (Scopes 1 and 2) for its production at Shirakawa, beginning in January 2023.

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