Schrader Opens TPMS Plant Expansion Next Week

TPMS maker Schrader will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 1 for the expansion of its Springfield, Tenn., plant.

Published: April 26, 2013

TPMS maker Schrader will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 1 for the expansion of its Springfield, Tenn., plant.

“This upgraded facility is a result of the $10 million capacity investment the company has made in the Springfield area,” Schrader said in an advisory. “With this investment, Schrader has created 76 new manufacturing jobs this year and will add approximately 100 additional positions in the coming year.”

The plant will produce TPMS units for both OE and replacement applications.

Expected to attend the ribbon cutting are Tennessee Senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander; Rep. Diane Black (R-6); Allen Borden, assistant commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development; and Hugh Charvat, Schrader president and CEO.

Yokohama Rubber holds groundbreaking for Mexico tire plant

The facility is set to begin production in early 2027 with a planned annual output of five million tires.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 22, 2024

Yokohama Rubber held a groundbreaking event on April 15 for its new consumer and light truck tire plant at the Alianza Industrial Park in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. The company said the event was well attended by a crowd of state and local officials, as well as management from Yokohama companies, including YRC Chairman and CEO Masataka Yamishi; Yokohama Corporation North America (YCNA) CEO Shinichi Takimoto; and Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) President and CEO Jeff Barna.