Tonawanda Supervisor Joe Emminger says as of right now, Sumitomo still owns the nearly 2 million square foot facility, but the Sumitomo Rubber Closure Task Force is actively looking at finding a new ...

Nearly three months after the Sumitomo Rubber plant abruptly shut down, local leaders are working together to secure the future of the facility and its displaced workforce.

TOWN OF TONAWNADA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Two months after the Sumitomo Rubber plant in the Town of Tonawanda abruptly closed, leaving 1,500 workers suddenly without a job, many former employees are ...

The collection of public officials, business leaders and labor representatives working to help 1,550 former Sumitomo Rubber USA employees find new jobs and to get the factory into new hands held ...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said on Tuesday that it will sell its Dunlop brand to Japan's Sumitomo Rubber Industries for $701 million in cash as part of a plan to streamline its business.