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Bandag: Robust growth in North America

International News, Retreading

Sales of Bandag retreaded tyres increased 9% in North America during 2022, with more than seven million units sold during the year. A US$60 million investment in capacities & debut of a new programme for small and mid-sized fleets should ensure continued growth in 2023.

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  1. Bandag sues transport company for trademark infringement
  2. Bridgestone Bandag implementing two-brand strategy with “Protread by Bandag”
  3. Bridgestone to raise North America commercial tyre prices
  4. SmartWay verification for two Bandag products
4th January 2023/by Stephen

Bridgestone to invest $250m in Costa Rica over 5 years, increasing production

Company News, International News
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Bridgestone Americas will invest an additional $190 million to renovate and expand its Costa Rican tyre manufacturing operations. The newly announced funds extend the existing plan to invest $60 million in Belén de Heredia by 2026. Bridgestone will increase its production capacity by 36 per cent, adding more than 160 new permanent jobs.

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  1. Bridgestone expanding truck/bus tyre capacity at Warren County, USA plant
  2. Bridgestone lost some data in Americas ransomware attack
  3. Bridgestone Americas factories getting back online after cyberattack
  4. Grant to aid Bridgestone’s guayule research
22nd November 2022/by Andrew

Bridgestone expanding Abilene, USA Bandag plant

International News, Retreading

To meet demand driven by the rapid growth of its retread business, Bridgestone is investing US$60 million to expand its Bridgestone Bandag manufacturing plant in Abilene, USA. The project includes new mixing operations as well as an immediate shift to six and seven-day production schedules. The mixing facility will be operational by January 2025 and, together with the revised production cycle, will increase plant output by 16%.

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  1. Galgo Pre-Q gains US SmartWay accreditation
  2. Bandag celebrates 60 years in Australia
  3. Continental: High retread demand driving 300% production boost at USA plant
  4. Pre-Q Galgo appoints Ron Elliott marketing manager
27th September 2022/by Stephen

Bridgestone to commercialise guayule by 2030

Company News, International News

With an additional US$42 million investment, Bridgestone Americas plans to commercialise its activities with guayule, a desert shrub that offers an alternative source of natural rubber. The aim is sustainable commercial production of guayule-derived natural rubber by the end of the decade.

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  1. Grant to aid Bridgestone’s guayule research
  2. Racetrack debut for guayule rubber tyre
  3. Bridgestone takes guayule tyres racing
  4. Bridgestone expanding truck/bus tyre capacity at Warren County, USA plant
1st September 2022/by Stephen

USA: Bridgestone investing $550 million in TBR production

Company News, International News

Bridgestone Americas will spend US$550 million over the coming two years on the expansion and modernisation of its Warren County truck and bus radial tyre plant in the US state of Tennessee. The project will add 380 jobs to the Warren County workforce and expand the plant’s existing footprint by 850,000 square feet (around 79,000 square metres).

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  1. Bridgestone Americas expands leadership roles
  2. Bridgestone boosts fleet portfolio with Azuga acquisition
  3. Bridgestone invests in tyre sensor & data company Tyrata
  4. Bridgestone invests in autonomous driving tech firm May Mobility
26th August 2022/by Stephen

ISCC Plus certification for Firestone Polymer facility

International News

The Firestone Polymer Engineering Pilot Center (PEPC) in Akron, Ohio has become the first Bridgestone facility in North America to gain International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus recognition for sustainable raw material transparency and traceability. PEPC is part of the Bridgestone Americas Technology Center, which serves as a hub for Bridgestone’s entire innovation, research and product development within the Americas region.

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  1. Test track to boost Bridgestone Americas’ tyre development
  2. Bridgestone Americas expands leadership roles
  3. Bridgestone opens new US race tyre production site
  4. Bridgestone takes guayule tyres racing
23rd August 2022/by Stephen

Bridgestone takes guayule tyres racing

International News, Motorsport

Today is a big day for the Bridgestone team tasked with developing tyres containing natural rubber derived from the guayule desert shrub. An all-new Firestone race tyre with a sidewall made with this rubber makes its competition debut at this weekend’s IndyCar Series racing in Nashville, USA.

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  1. Racetrack debut for guayule rubber tyre
  2. Bridgestone, NRgene collaborate to sequence and assemble guayule genomes
  3. Grant to aid Bridgestone’s guayule research
  4. Bridgestone opens new US race tyre production site
5th August 2022/by Stephen

Bridgestone opens new US race tyre production site

International News

An opening ceremony took place yesterday for Bridgestone’s new racing tyre manufacturing facility in the USA. The inauguration of the Advanced Tire Production Center (ATPC) in Akron, Ohio provides Bridgestone Americas with the means of enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of its race tyre production. Housing a team of 60, the US$21 million plant will manufacture all Firestone Firehawk race tyres for the NTT IndyCar Series.

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  1. Test track to boost Bridgestone Americas’ tyre development
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  4. Bridgestone boosts fleet portfolio with Azuga acquisition
23rd June 2022/by Stephen

Bridgestone & Dow debut sustainable tyre sealant technology

Company News, International News, Product News

Following more than four years of joint research and development, Bridgestone Americas and Dow are presenting their recyclable, silicone-based tyre sealant technology this week. The partners are introducing the solution at the 2022 Silicone Expo in Detroit, USA.

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  1. Racetrack debut for guayule rubber tyre
  2. Autonomous driving: Bridgestone invests in Kodiak Robotics
  3. Autonomous solutions: Bridgestone becomes Einride’s US tyre supplier
  4. Test track to boost Bridgestone Americas’ tyre development
22nd June 2022/by Stephen

Racetrack debut for guayule rubber tyre

Company News, International News, Motorsport

Several tyre makers plan to offer tyres containing natural rubber from non-conventional sources. Bridgestone Americas has been working to commercialise guayule shrub rubber for a decade and recently announced the upcoming motorsport debut of a race tyre made with guayule rubber grown and extracted at its R&D facilities. It will introduce the new Firestone Firehawk at the Indy Pit Stop Challenge on 27 May ahead of the race tyre’s competitive premiere in August.

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  1. Grant to aid Bridgestone’s guayule research
  2. Bridgestone and Versalis form strategic partnership
  3. Bridgestone, NRgene collaborate to sequence and assemble guayule genomes
  4. Bridgestone Americas expands leadership roles
3rd May 2022/by Stephen

Bridgestone & LanzaTech partner on ELT solutions

Company News, International News

Bridgestone Americas has commenced an exclusive partnership with carbon capture and transformation (CCT) specialist 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.

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  1. Bridgestone boosts fleet portfolio with Azuga acquisition
  2. Jab for cash: Bridgestone Americas offers employees $100 for vaccination
  3. Bridgestone Americas expands leadership roles
  4. Bridgestone an FCA Supplier of the Year
14th April 2022/by Stephen

Grant to aid Bridgestone’s guayule research

Company News, International News

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute has awarded Bridgestone Americas a research grant to advance its optimisation of guayule, a drought resistant, desert shrub that shows promise as a local source of natural rubber for tyre production. Bridgestone has spent more than a decade researching guayule rubber for use in tyres.

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  1. Guayule ‘milestone’ – Bridgestone & NRGene assemble new genome
  2. Bridgestone begins producing guayule-sourced natural rubber
  3. Bridgestone trials guayule rubber in prototype tyres
  4. Bridgestone invests in tyre sensor & data company Tyrata
1st April 2022/by Stephen

Supplier of the Year: GM awards 5 tyre makers

International News

At a ceremony held in Phoenix, Arizona this month, General Motors (GM) honoured 134 suppliers based in 16 countries. The vehicle manufacturer’s 2021 Supplier of the Year awardees included five tyre makers – Bridgestone Corporation, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Hankook Tire & Technology, Maxxis Tires and Michelin North America.

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  1. GM Supplier awards: 5 tyre makers acknowledged
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  4. 6 tyre manufacturers among GM supplier award winners
29th March 2022/by Stephen

Bridgestone invests in autonomous driving tech firm May Mobility

Company News, International News

Bridgestone Americas has made a minority investment in May Mobility, marking the company’s first investment in public-serving autonomous vehicles (AVs). The new partnership paves the way for the future integration of Bridgestone’s digital and predictive tyre-centric technologies into May Mobility autonomous vehicles. The partnership will also provide Bridgestone with insights into autonomous vehicle operations that improve its core tyre products and mobility solutions.

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  1. Bridgestone invests in tyre sensor & data company Tyrata
  2. Wrench: Bridgestone invests in US mobile service & tech firm
  3. Autonomous driving: Bridgestone invests in Kodiak Robotics
  4. Bridgestone extends lease on ATW tyre making facility
22nd March 2022/by Stephen

Bridgestone IT incident an “untargeted ransomware attack”

Company News, International News

Following an investigation performed by Bridgestone Americas and third-party security advisors, Bridgestone Corporation understands that the “IT security incident” that Bridgestone Americas experienced on 27 February was the result of an “untargeted ransomware attack.”

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  1. Bridgestone lost some data in Americas ransomware attack
  2. Bridgestone boosts fleet portfolio with Azuga acquisition
  3. Platinum – Bridgestone tyre plant gains top Caterpillar certification
  4. Bridgestone expanding truck/bus tyre capacity at Warren County, USA plant
21st March 2022/by Stephen
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