Foundation Stone Laid at Yokohama’s Russian Plant
On March 23 the governor of Russia’s Lipetsk Oblast region, Oleg Korolyov, participated in a stone laying ceremony for Yokohama’s new tyre factory in the Lipetsk special economic zone. The ceremony, also attended by Yokohama Rubber managing director Mr. Suzuki along with Japanese and Russian government officials. In his welcoming speech, Mr. Suzuki stated that “Russia has become one of the three largest markets for us, on par with the US and China.” He added that Yokohama looks forward to working together to establish the Yokohama R.P.Z. L.L.C facility.