Bridgestone Corp. CEO and chairman of the board Masaaki Tsuya stated that the company has not ruled out buying more…...
Tires
Bridgestone CEO Tsuya Talks Strategy – More Buyouts Possible (Part 1)
Bridgestone Corp. CEO and chairman of the board Masaaki Tsuya recently commented on the two M&A deals the tire manufacturer…...
Bleak Forecast for Winter Tires
Sales of studless winter tires in Japan have been brisk for the past few years thanks to the snowfall. According…...
New Bridgestone Tire Identifies Road Conditions
Bridgestone Corp. is the first company in the world to successfully commercialize a technology that identifies road conditions from a…...
Michelin Japan to Add Product Development Functions at Ota R&D Site
Recently appointed Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. president Paul Perriniaux (pictured, left) is resolved to garner more customers in Japan…...
Cheaper Raw Materials Help Tire Manufacturers Increase Profit (Part 2)
The price of Japanese-made naphtha, an indicator of synthetic rubber prices, was 47,200 yen ($380) per kiloliter for the third…...
