Bridgestone to Exhibit Eco Products at EPIF 2008

At the start of March the Eco-Products International Fair 2008 (EPIF 2008) will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam. This exhibition, one of the largest environment themed fairs held in the Asia region, is taking place for the fourth time, and this year tyre major Bridgestone has announced it will exhibit its products

It is unsurprising that the Japanese manufacturer has chosen to participate in such an event – in the company’s own words, the “Bridgestone Group continually strives to strengthen its environmental management and minimise its environmental footprint, all aimed at the goal of improving the world in which we all live.” At EPIF 2008, Bridgestone will showcase its environmental policy and projects related to environment and conservation.

Examples of items that Bridgestone will display include the low rolling resistance “ECOPIA” tyre, retreading technology plus its “cogeneration system” that is being installed at its tyre production facilities. This cogeneration system simultaneously generates electricity and heat in a single process by utilising waste heat from the combustion process, which eventually leads to the increase of overall energy efficiency. A number of other non-tyre related products will also be exhibited.