# Bridgestone invests ¥10.2 billion in cutting-edge equipment at Shimonoseki Plant

Bridgestone will invest ¥10.2 billion in cutting-edge equipment for mining and construction vehicle tire production at its Shimonoseki Plant, including solar power generation and a water purification system.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-04-16
- Where: Shimonoseki, Japan
- Value: $94.0M (10.2B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Products: tires for mining and construction vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Bridgestone](https://endata.com/companies/20024.md)

## Sources

- [bridgestone.com](https://www.bridgestone.com/corporate/news/2021041601.html), 2021-04-16: "Bridgestone will invest ￥10.2 billion in cutting-edge equipment for certain facilities at the Shimonoseki Plant, as part of strategic growth investments based on its Mid-Term Business Plan."
- [tirereview.com](https://www.tirereview.com/bridgestone-investing-otr-tire-plant/), 2021-04-19: "Bridgestone Corporation is investing ￥10.2 billion (approx. $94.3 million) to install new equipment for certain facilities at its Shimonoseki, Japan plant, the company’s flagship production base for tires made for mining and construction vehicles (OTR tires)."

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