Bridgestone to build ORR plant in Thailand

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Bridgestone to build ORR plant in Thailand

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Tokyo, Japan - Bridgestone plans to build a new plant in Amata City Industrial Estate, Rayong, Thailand, for the production of off-the-road radial tires for construction and mining vehicles (ORRs). Also, Bridgestone will start production of steel cord used in ORRs in its subsidiary for manufacturing steel cord in Thailand. The total investment for the new plant is approximately 50 billion yen, and production will begin in the first half of 2015. Production capacity at the new plant is expected to reach approximately 85 tons per day by the first half of 2019, when scheduled capacity increases are completed. ORRs are used predominantly in mining, quarry, port and industrial, and construction applications all over the world. Until now, the Bridgestone Group has produced these tires in Japan and the United States. The new plant in Thailand will allow Bridgestone to enhance global ORR capacity while responding with increased flexibility to changes in the market.