Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation says it has decided to make an investment in its Nasu plant, Japan, in order to expand the capacity for motorcycle tyres. The total investment amount is approximately 1.7 billion Japanese yen (US$12 million). It…
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Bridgestone to close aircraft retread tyre plant in Hong Kong
As part of its restructuring efforts for aircraft retread tyres assets, Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone will close a factory in Hong Kong and relocate capacity to Thailand. The aircraft tyre retread plant will close its doors for the last time at the end…
Bridgestone partners with LanzaTech to pursue tyre recycling
Bridgestone Americas is in an exclusive partnership with Carbon Capture and Transformation (CCT) company, LanzaTech NZ, Inc. to address end-of-life tyre waste. The two companies will co-develop the first dedicated end-of-life tyre recycling process leveraging LanzaTech’s proprietary CCT technology, creating…
Bridgestone India expands chain of concept stores
Tyre maker Bridgestone India, part of the Bridgestone group, has launched six walk-through educative tyre stores that help customer make an informed choice on tyre purchase and related services. With this launch, Bridgestone says it has moved a step forward on its aim to digitise its dealership…
Bridgestone to divest anti-vibration rubber & chemical businesses
Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation is to sell its anti-vibration rubber and chemical products solutions businesses. The company expects the respective deals will close by the end of July and end of August 2022. The chemical business, comprising automotive seat pad…
Bridgestone consolidating auto seat pad plants in Japan
In line with its restructuring plan, tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation says that it will consolidate its plants for automotive seat pads in Japan, which are now manufactured in four plants owned by its group companies, out of which three plants are owned…
Bridgestone invests JPY10 bn for new equipment at Shimonoseki Plant
Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation is investing JPY10.2 billion in installing cutting-edge equipment for certain facilities at the Shimonoseki plant, the company’s flagship production base for tyres for mining and construction vehicles (OR tyres), and which started operations in 1970.…
Bridgestone, Microsoft world-first intelligent tyre monitoring system
Globally-acclaimed tyre and rubber manufacturer Bridgestone and tech company Microsoft have teamed up to develop a unique Tyre Damage Monitoring System using the Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform (MCVP) – the new system uses MCVP’s cloud framework together with pre-installed sensor…
Bridgestone to deploy BASys tyre tracking system globally starting April 2017
Tokyo-based global tyre and rubber company Bridgestone Corporation will be deploying its BASys tyre tracking system globally starting from April 2017 in Latin America following its successful implementation in Europe in 2016. BASys is a collection of digital applications designed…
Bridgestone extends global Olympic Partnership rights until 2024
Bridgestone Corporation has expanded its Olympic Partnership activation rights globally with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through 2024. The expansion of Bridgestone’s marketing rights, which began its effectivity from January 1 this year, now covers the Olympic Winter Games Pyeong…