The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (YRC) was established in October 1917 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Since its establishment, the Company has manufactured a diversity of products as a comprehensive rubber chemicals manufacturer. In 1992, Yokohama formulated its basic philosophy, “To enrich people’s lives and contribute to their greater happiness and well-being by devoting our wholehearted energies and advanced technology to the creation of beneficial products.”

Besides its mainstay automobile tires, Yokohama offers a broad spectrum of products that include golf, industrial, marine-related and aerospace.

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Yokohama is committed to:

• Delivering the best products at competitive prices and on time.
• Asserting world-class strengths in technologies for protecting the environment.
• Promoting lasting corporate vitality by fostering a customer-oriented corporate culture that honors rigorous standards of corporate ethics. find a dealer »

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Yokohama featured in Tire Business Magazine

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Yokohama embracing green issues - September 25, 2007
... may not be Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) Ltd.’s corporate color, but the company is taking on a decidedly green hue thanks ...

Getting ‘green’ a good idea - October 22, 2007
... (Oct. 22, 2007) Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.’s decision to become as environmentally responsible as possible on a corporate ...