Toyo Awarded China Synthetic Rubber Plant Contract

Toyo Engineering Corp. has received a contract for a synthetic rubber plant to be built by Bridgestone (Huizhou) Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd.

, a Bridgestone Corp. affiliate, in China. The plant will be constructed in the Huizhou Dayawan Economic and Technological Development Zone in Guangdong Province to produce 50,000 tonnes a year styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR).

The Rubber World report said Toyo is responsible for engineering, procurement of equipment and materials, and construction on a lump-sum basis, plus commissioning assistance. The plant is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2008. .