Japanese company begins using hydrogen to produce carbon-neutral tyres in Fukushima

'Our challenge is to spread this technology to the world', says world's fifth-largest tyre manufacturer, Sumitomo Rubber Industries

A Falken-brand tyre produced using hydrogen by Sumitomo Rubber Industries in Shirakawa City, Fukushima prefecture, Japan.
A Falken-brand tyre produced using hydrogen by Sumitomo Rubber Industries in Shirakawa City, Fukushima prefecture, Japan.Photo: Sumitomo Rubber Industries
Published 19 April 2023, 11:05Updated 19 April 2023, 11:12
JapanClean manufacturing