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Bridgestone Plans 8.2B Yen Investment to Boost Domestic Production for Premium Passenger Car Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is looking to increase its Japanese production capacity for premium passenger car tires. Plans here will see the company carry out improvements at four of its passenger car tire plants: namely, those in Tochigi, Hikone, Hofu and Tosu. Total investment here is slated to come to around 8.2 billion yen ($71.1 million), with construction beginning in the...

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Ube Industries Plans New Plant to Produce Polyimide Film for LCD TVs and Smartphones

Ube Industries Ltd. (TYO:4208) has decided to build a new plant to manufacture Upilex polyimide film at its Ube Chemical Factory in Yamaguchi Prefecture. This comes as the film faces growing demand for use in the circuit boards of OLED smartphone displays and LCD TVs. Scheduled to begin trial operation in October 2024, the new facility will be equipped with...

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Evonik–Shionogi JV Expands Facilities for Eco-Friendly Silica Gel

DSL Japan Co. Ltd. has been working of late to respond to rising demand for high-performance silica gel able to minimize environmental impact. This has seen the Evonik Japan Co. Ltd. – Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (TYO:4507) JV recently complete a production expansion project for facilities in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture. DSL Japan’s silica gel is notable for the thorough design...

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Yokohama Rubber to Invest in Additional Off-Highway Tire Production at New Indian Plant

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has announced that it intends to invest in additional production capacity at its Visakhapatnam Plant, which is currently under construction in India. This comes with the aim of further increasing the production capacity of Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT), a company division of subsidiaries engaged in the production and sale of off-highway tires (OHTs) for the...

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Bridgestone to Boost Tire Production in Brazil

The Brazilian arm of Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has announced plans to bolster production of passenger car and light truck tires at a plant it runs in the state of Bahia. Investment into the expansion here is set to total approximately 700 million Brazilian real ($138.57 million), with construction work to begin in the fourth quarter of 2021. The project will...

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Bridgestone Looks to Expand Air Spring Production Capacity in US

Bridgestone Americas Inc. has announced that subsidiary Firestone Industrial Products LLC (FSIP) is set to boost its production capacity for air springs at a plant in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Total investment in this expansion is slated to come to $51 million, with construction to begin in the second quarter of this year and wrap up by the end of 2022. The...

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