Bridgestone adds capacity at Polish truck tyre plant

ERJ staff report (DS)

Stargard, Poland -- Bridgestone Europe NV/SA Is to increase production capacity of truck and bus radial tyres (TBR) at its plant in Stargard, Poland. The total investment will be approximately 120 million Euro (approximately ¥12.6 billion).

The planned expansion will increase the plant's production capacity by approximately 1,350 tyres per day, bringing the plant's capacity to approximately 3,750 tyres per day. The expansion is expected to be complete during the second half of 2014.

Bridgestone said that in December 2011, the plant employed 620. IN April 2012 the plant's capacity was 2400 units/day

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Press release from Bridgestone