# Firestone Building Products opens first facility in Germany

Firestone Building Products, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, opened its first greenfield plant in Heinsberg, Germany, to supplement insulation production for global roofing solutions.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-05-07
- Where: Heinsberg, Germany, Germany
- Jobs: 20
- Starts operating: 7 May 2019
- Status: completed
- Products: insulation, roofing solutions
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Firestone Building Products](https://endata.com/companies/20023.md)
- [Bridgestone Americas](https://endata.com/companies/21323.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/tag/facility/page/12/), 2019-05-07: "The new facility represents an opportunity to supplement Firestone insulation production in North America in order to meet the growing demand for complete roofing solutions in a global market."

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