Bridgestone opens carbon black plant in the Americas
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- On October 17, Mexico Carbon Manufacturing SA DE CV (“MXCBâ€), a wholly-owned member of the Bridgestone Group officially opened a plant producing carbon black in Mexico. It will be supplied from this new plant to Bridgestone Group's tyre plants in North America as well as Central and South America. Production capacity at the plant is forecast to be approximately 35,000 tons a year.
The new plant is operated by MXCB and this is the Bridgestone Group's third plant producing and supplying carbon black, joining facilities in Japan and Thailand.
The unit began operations in May 2008 and employs 100 people.
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Press release from Bridgestone
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