Inoue Rubber

{{Short description|Japanese maker of tires for bicycles, motorcycles, and wheelchairs and other rubber products}}

{{Other uses|Inoue|IRC (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Inoue Rubber Co., Ltd.

| logo = Inoue Rubber company logo.svg

| foundation = Japan, {{start date and age|1926}}

| industry = Tyre

| products = Tyres for bicycles, motorcycles, and wheelchairs

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| parent = Inoac

| homepage = [http://www.irc-tire.com/ www.irc-tire.com]

}}

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Inoue Rubber Co., Ltd. is a Japanese maker of tires for bicycles, motorcycles, and wheelchairs and other rubber products.{{cite web

| url = http://www.rubbernews.com/article/20180817/NEWS/180819959/gajah-tunggal-irc-building-motorcycle-tire-plant-in-indonesia

| title = Gajah Tunggal, IRC building motorcycle tire plant in Indonesia

| date = August 17, 2018

| publisher = Rubber & Plastic News

| quote = PT Gajah Tunggal Tbk. and Japan's Inoue Rubber Co. Ltd. (IRC) have broken ground on a motorcycle tire joint venture plant in Tangerang.

| accessdate = 2018-10-11}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.bicycleretailer.com/announcements/2018/09/14/irc-highlights-gravel-and-enduro-tires-interbikes-three-events#.W7-e6GhKi00

| title = IRC Highlights Gravel and Enduro Tires at Interbike's Three Events

| date = September 14, 2018

| publisher = Bicycle Retailer

| quote = IRC Tires has been busy developing new gravel and mountain bikes tires, so it's no surprise that the Japanese tire maker will be shining a spotlight on these new items next week in Tahoe and Reno.

| accessdate = 2018-10-11}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview/IRC.BK

| title = Inoue Rubber Thailand PCL (IRC.BK)

| publisher = Reuters

| quote = Inoue Rubber Thailand Public Company Limited is a Thailand-based company engaged in the manufacture of industrial elastomer parts, motorcycle tires and motorcycle tubes.

| accessdate = 2018-10-11}} They market tires under the IRC Tire brand name and have manufacturing facilities in Japan, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. They were founded in 1926 in Nagoya, Japan by Mr. Inoue to manufacture bicycle tires and tubes and started manufacturing motorcycle tires in 1952.

Inoue Rubber also manufactured tires for Avocet, a US "company that designs and markets parts and accessories for bicycles."{{cite web

| url = http://www.bikepro.com/products/tires/avocet.html

| title = Avocet Tires

| publisher = BikePro.com

| quote = They are made in Japan for Avocet by IRC (Inouye Rubber Company).

| accessdate = 2018-10-11}}