Sumitomo Rubber Launches Phase 2 of Sustainable Natural Rubber Project in Indonesia

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October 20, 2026

Project representatives standing with smallholder farmers behind sacks of fertilizer and liquid farm inputs in front of an event banner in Sumatra.

Representatives from PT Hok Tong and local Indonesian smallholder farmers pose with distributed agricultural supplies and fertilizer during the SNR project launch. (Photo: Sumitomo Rubber)

Sumitomo Rubber Industries (Sumitomo Rubber) has established the Sustainable Natural Rubber (SNR) Subcommittee to organise its natural rubber sustainable procurement initiatives.

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As part of these efforts, Sumitomo Rubber has been carrying out the second phase of the SNR project to support smallholder natural rubber farmers in Indonesia since April 2026. This project has been promoted since 2022 by Sumitomo Rubber Singapore Pte Ltd, the group’s natural rubber procurement subsidiary, in collaboration with PT Hok T...

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