Falken’s Rick Brennan Talks New Tires, Manufacturing Investments
In this episode of What’s Treading with Tire Review, presented by AAPEX, SRNA’s Rick Brennan talks Falken’s new products, investments in manufacturing and what’s in store for 2023.
Firestone Airide Tennessee Plant Recognized for Safety
This is the facility’s fourth STAR award, reflecting the company’s and
teammates’ commitment to a safe and healthy work environment.
Goodyear to Invest in Topeka Tire Plant
Goodyear’s tire manufacturing facility in Tokpeka, Kansas, could be in store for an expansion backed by significant investment. Topeka and Shawnee County’s Joint Economic Development Organization (JEDO) board approved an incentive agreement to help improve Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Topeka tire plant, according to a press release from Go Topeka economic development. Goodyear’s Topeka
Bridgestone Aiken County Tire Plant Earns Sustainability Certification
Bridgestone Americas announced its Aiken County passenger/light truck radial tire plant is the first tire manufacturing facility in America to earn the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus recognition for its transparency and traceability of sustainable raw materials including, “bio-circular and circular-based material to replace synthetic rubber,” as the company continues its drive toward
Bridgestone TBR Plant Celebrates 50 Years
Bridgestone Americas announced its truck and bus radial (TBR) tire manufacturing plant in LaVergne, Tennessee is celebrating 50 years of operations this year. The LaVergne Tire Plant began manufacturing TBR tires in 1972. During its 50 years in operation, Bridgestone says the LaVergne Tire Plant has received several certifications and awards, including the Tennessee Green
Bridgestone Announces Investments in Bahia Plant
Bridgestone Brazil announced an investment in its tire production plant in Camaçari, in the state of Bahia. The company says it is investing more than $51 million in the modernization and expansion of the factory, which brings the company’s total investments announced since 2021 to more than $184 million for the Bahia plant. This second
Yokohama Rubber’s New OTR Plant in India Begins Production
Yokohama Rubber has started production at its Visakhapatnam plant in India. The new plant was built to expand the production capacity of Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT). Yokohama Rubber says the new plant was originally scheduled to begin production in the first quarter of 2023, but the earlier than planned startup will enable YOHT to respond
Toyo Tires Announces Executive Changes in Manufacturing
Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. announced executive appointments at Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. (TNA), effective as of July 1. Shinji Tanabe has been appointed chairman and CEO of TNA, which manufactures Toyo and Nitto branded passenger and light truck tires in White, Georgia. He will be responsible for the overall plant organization,
High School Students Get Taste of Drifting At Giti Plant Event
A group of South Carolina high school students got the experience of riding shotgun with professional drift drivers at a Giti Tire plant May 9 as part of a community event hosted by Giti Tire. It was an opportunity for students in the Chester County Career Center’s Automotive Technology Program to see the facility and
Yokohama Halts Production at Russian Tire Plant
Given the current state of affairs and raw material procurement difficulties, Yokohama Rubber says it has decided to gradually halt production at its Russian passenger car tire manufacturing subsidiary, LLC Yokohama R.P.Z. Yokohama says it sincerely hopes that the situation in Russia and Ukraine will be resolved as soon as possible and that peace and
