Welcome to the SHI Europe News & Media Centre. This page provides the latest news and announcements from SHI Europe, our subsidiaries across Europe, and SHI headquarters in Tokyo.
Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) has signed a contract with QEMETICA, an international industrial group, to carry out a project to convert a coal-fired boiler into a biomass-fired boiler. The contract was signed by a consortium consisting of SFW, Mostostal Zabrze Realizacje Przemysłowe, and QEMETICA. The mod...
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Across Europe and the UK, periods of extreme heat are increasing pressure on water resources and the infrastructure that communities, businesses and industry depend on. As temperatures rise and demand grows, attention often turns to reservoirs, rivers, restrictions and the need to conserve water. L...
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. has published its financial results for the second quarter of FY2026, reporting year-on-year growth in orders, net sales and operating profit. The Group also raised its full year forecast, reflecting strong performance across key businesses and continued progr...
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SHI takes pride in its people. Across Europe and globally, the group brings together a strong and diverse range of companies and employees. Last week, colleagues from across these businesses came together in Amstelveen for the first in person module of the Leadership Development Programme. For many...
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Across Europe, advanced metal forming technologies play a critical role in manufacturing rotationally symmetric components for demanding industrial applications. These processes are used where high precision, complex part shapes, lightweighting, dimensional accuracy and material performance are ess...
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Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Across Sumitomo Heavy Industries businesses in Europe, safety is part of day‑to‑day work. It is reflected in workplaces, procedures and behaviours. It applies to everyone, in every role. SHI Europe supports this approach by helping to share experien...
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Improving safety in complex construction environments Construction industry operations are heavily influenced by unpredictable factors such as weather, geological conditions, and constantly changing work environments, resulting in frequent hazardous incidents. To enhance safety, there is ...
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Safety is more than a policy at Sumitomo Heavy Industries. It is a responsibility shared by everyone, every day. Across SHI and its companies in Europe, safety is treated as a fundamental part of how work is done. It is embedded in leadership behaviours, daily operations, and the way colleagues loo...
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In Europe, Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI) businesses operate in technically demanding industries, from advanced manufacturing and semiconductor technology to energy systems and environmental infrastructure. Behind these capabilities sits a broad base of people working across engineering, innovatio...
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group has been awarded a Bronze rating by EcoVadis, a leading international sustainability assessment organisation, following its latest group wide sustainability evaluation. EcoVadis assesses companies across four key areas: Environment, Labour and Human Rights, Ethics, a...
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Injection moulding systems play a central role in precision plastics manufacturing across Europe. Automotive components, medical devices, packaging systems and technical industrial parts all depend on stable and repeatable moulding processes to achieve consistent quality at scale. Injection mouldin...
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Across Europe, water and wastewater infrastructure depends on stable mechanical systems operating continuously under variable load conditions. Treatment plants, pumping stations and environmental control systems rely on precise motor control, torque management and energy optimisation to maintain op...
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Semiconductor manufacturing depends on extreme precision, material stability and tightly controlled production environments. At multiple stages of wafer fabrication and device assembly, advanced materials processing technologies are required to shape, modify or prepare components without introducin...
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Across Europe’s industrial and energy infrastructure landscape, reducing greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining reliable power and heat delivery is now a central engineering challenge. This requires solutions that go beyond individual components; it requires systems engineered for decarbo...
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. has published its financial results and report for 2025, along with insights into 2026. A presentation for the full year 2025 is available here. The consolidated financial report for the full year can be found here. ...
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Throughout Europe, a wide range of scientific, medical and industrial activities depend on the ability to produce, manage and maintain very low temperatures. Cryogenic systems operate well beyond conventional industrial cooling, supporting processes that require controlled thermal conditions and sp...
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European industry, drive and motion technologies are central to countless production and processing systems. They control speed, torque, positioning and energy use across applications ranging from automated manufacturing lines to water infrastructure and specialist processing environments. These te...
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In Europe, a wide range of industrial and advanced technology solutions depend on specialist technologies that most people never see directly. Motion systems, industrial drives, precision gears, forming technologies, cryogenic systems, and specialist materials solutions all operate within large...
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The opening of a newly relocated and significantly enlarged Cyclo Centre in Pune, India, marks an important step for Sumitomo Drive Technologies and the wider Sumitomo Heavy Industries group, strengthening local capabilities in India and supporting closer collaboration with Europe and the EMEIA reg...
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Sumitomo SHI FW has signed a long-term licence agreement with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, building on a collaboration that has been in place for more than 15 years. The agreement gives SHI FW exclusive rights to VTT’s syngas reformer technology. Used alongside SHI FW’s gas...
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) is taking another step in its semiconductor growth strategy by renaming two group businesses under a unified “Material Solutions” identity, including one in France. The move marks the next phase in SHI’s long-term commitment to the ...
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Members of the SHI Europe team joined organisations from across the Dutch–Japanese business community at the DUJAT December Dinner 2025 in Amsterdam on 8 December 2025. The event also marked the 10th edition of the Deshima Netherlands Awards, organised by DUJAT and the Netherlands Foreign Inve...
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Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (SCM), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI), is set to introduce its range of advanced hydraulic excavators into the UK market from 2026. The move marks a significant move for SCM, as it brings its next-generation excavators, renowned globa...
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) will present a broad range of semiconductor-related technologies at SEMICON Europa 2025 in Munich, Germany (18-21 November) with equipment and specialists from across its global businesses attending. SHI will exhibit at Hall B1, Booth B1456, highlighting the Gr...
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Amstelveen, Netherlands, 30 October 2025 -Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI), through its European subsidiary Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW), is advancing Europe’s clean energy transition by delivering a new biomass-fuelled circulating fluidised bed (CFB) boiler plant for Mondi SCP in Ru...
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Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, one of Sumitomo Heavy Industries’ leading European companies, will showcase its latest all-electric injection moulding technologies at K 2025 in Düsseldorf (Hall 15, Booth D22). Under the theme “Today. Tomorrow. Electric.”, the company will demonstrate e...
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Shinji Shimomura; hereinafter "SWI") has invested in Soundwave Innovation Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hiroaki Shimokawa; hereinafter "SWI"), a university-originated DeepTech startup aim...
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UK-based Invertek Drives Ltd, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, has been honoured at a reception at Windsor Castle, London, UK, hosted by His Majesty King Charles III to celebrate The King's Award for Enterprise recipients. The event brought together businesses from across the UK that have...
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Sumitomo SHI/FW secures €50 million commitment for decarbonisation research and development initiative Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd, is spearheading an ambitious collaboration programme to develop innovative solutions for energy system decarbonisa...
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Representatives from SHI Europe recently took part in meetings at the European Parliament in Brussels and the Japanese Embassy to discuss industry matters and strengthen collaborative relationships between European institutions and Japanese businesses. The delegation, led by Shaun Dean, Senior Vice...
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Invertek Drives Ltd, a UK-based subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, has been awarded The King's Award for Enterprise for International Trade 2025, recognising exceptional growth in overseas sales. The award recognises Invertek's outstanding 149% growth in overseas sales over a six-year period,...
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Representatives from Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Europe) headquarters in Amsterdam recently took part in the amsterdam inbusiness Cherry Blossom Lunch 2025, hosted at the Blossom Park-Amsterdamse Bos and Museum Jan. The gathering commemorated two significant milestones: the 425th anniversary of dipl...
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Europe) has hosted a CEO Summit at its headquarters in Amsterdam, bringing together senior leaders from across the region. Eight of the nine core SHI European businesses responsible for their 64 sub-subsidiaries participated in the event - the second time all European CEO...
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) has signed the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) as of January 15, 2025. This commitment reinforces SHI’s commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices. The UNGC is a leading global initiative that brings together the UN and pr...
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In Japan, Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI) is proactively tackling the need to inspire young people to explore careers and roles across various technology and science fields. Its "School for a Compassionate Future" initiative supports the enhanced STEAM education system. Recognising the growin...
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In a strategic move to bolster its presence in the rapidly growing semiconductor market, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) today announced the completion of the acquisition of Laser Systems & Solutions of Europe SASU (LASSE), a French company specialising in cutting-edge laser annealing equ...
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Twelve months after Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Europe) opened its headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the business has expanded into larger facilities. "We opened our European headquarters in Amsterdam a year ago. As our business grows and we continue to support our subsidiaries in the region, ...
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Head Office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Shinji Shimomura; hereinafter “SHI”) today announced the integration of its laser business, currently within the Mechatronics Division, with Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ion Techn...
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At the start of this year, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. established Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Europe) as its representative headquarters in Europe.This week, we’re pleased to announce the launch of our new corporate website, which provides an insight and overview of SHI's diverse business...
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We have a diverse range of subsidiary businesses and customers across various industries in Europe. One such customer is Yakult, the Japanese multinational with its European headquarters near ours (Yakult Europe B.V.) in the Netherlands.We recently had the privilege of visiting their manufact...
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The Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Europe) B.V. team recently took part in a Serve the City "Clean Up Day" in Amstelveen, Amsterdam, their home city. The team rolled up their sleeves and worked hard to collect a large amount of litter from a residential area. "We are proud of our team for their commit...
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With our European headquarters based in Amstelveen, the Netherlands, and more than 60 businesses operating throughout the continent, we have a commitment to Europe as a key market and creating innovative solutions to reduce energy use and emissions.Our diverse European businesses operate across fou...
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Europe) B.V. is today supporting the global community in observing World Environment Day. With a diverse group of more than 60 companies operating in various industries throughout Europe, and even more globally, we fully understand and acknowledge the importance of collec...
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Today, we celebrated International Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development At Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Europe) B.V., our strength lies in the diversity of our people and our businesses. We span a vast range of industries, from mechatronics and industrial machinery to logisti...
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI), a global leader in diverse industries, has announced the launch of Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Europe) B.V., a new regional company and headquarters in Amstelveen, Netherlands. This strategic move reinforces SHI's commitment to Europe, a key market for the co...
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