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THAILAND: Bridgestone plans Bt3-bn capacity boost

Source: Daily "The Nation", Bangkok; 26 Jan 2008

Thai Bridgestone will invest Bt3 billion to boost

production capacity of radial tyres by 2.19 million

units per year at its Saraburi plant, according to the

Board of Investment.

It also has a plan to increase the annual production

capacity of ultra high-performance tyres and winter

tyres to serve demand in the passenger car market

abroad.

However, this expansion project is waiting for BoI

approval for tax incentives.

The company churns out 13.32 million tyres per year.

It spent Bt1.17 billion last year on opening a centre

in Ayutthaya for testing tyre quality and conducting

research and development on raw materials.

The centre will provide services to both domestic and

international tyremakers. It will also provide testing

services to automobile manufacturers here such as

Toyota and Honda.


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