Bridgestone Brazil Investment Plan Concluded

Bridgestone has completed a seven-year investment plan in its Brazilian subsidiary, Bridgestone Firestone do Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda. The investment plan is said to have been worth in the area of US$460 million.

This news comes as the company celebrates the production of tyre number three million at its facility in Camaçari. This milestone was reached nineteen months after the factory’s inauguration. The factory, located on a seven-hectare site in the state of Bahia, currently has a capacity in excess of 8,000 passenger car and light truck tyres per day.