Bridgestone China recently opened a truck and bus radial tire plant in Shenyang, China. The opening comes a year after the tiremaker said it would increase the investment at its Shenyang plant site from $99 million to $300 million, Tyres & Accessories reports.
Bridgestone’s Shenyang tire plant was built in 1999 and was the tiremaker’s first plant in China. Bridgestone plans to build on the plant’s track record and improve its production structure, the company said.
“China is one of Bridgestone’s key markets, with a huge demand for TBR tires. We aim to develop our Shenyang plant into one of Bridgestone’s key plants, to contribute to the growth of the local market and customers’ needs,” said Kazuhisa Nishigai, COO and representative board member of Bridgestone Corp.
The new TBR plant is roughly 395,000 square meters, employs 325 employees and manufactures approximately 5,000 tires a day, according to Tyres & Accessories.
