The all-season tire category is steadily growing in sales volume in the Japanese domestic tire market. According to Continental Tire Japan, all-season tires account for 1.6% of total domestic tire market sales by volume in 2023, with sales volume being 1.4 times higher than in 2019. Even in 2023, when the overall domestic tire market sales volume was lower than...
A joint venture between Michelin of France, Scandinavian EnviroSystems (Enviro) and Antin Infrastructure Partners (Antin) has finalized a joint investment plan to build its first tire recycling plant. The first plant, based in Uddevalla, Sweden, has already received all necessary environmental and building permits and approvals for construction. The construction process has begun, and the new plant is expected to...
Yokohama Rubber will build a new passenger car tire plant in Mexico to strengthen its ability to supply tires to the North American market. With a production capacity of 5 million tires per year and an investment of $380 million, construction will begin in the second quarter of 2024, and production is scheduled to start in the first quarter of...
Bridgestone will make further progress in the reorganization and restructuring of its European operations during the period of its 24MBP medium-term business plan, aiming to raise the adjusted operating margin of its European operations from 1% in 2023 to 8% in 2026, the final year of the 24MBP plan, and clear the 5.5% WACC (weighted average cost of capital) threshold....
Bridgestone announced its three-year medium-term business plan, 24MBP, covering the period from 2024 to 2026. The indicators for 2026, the final year of the plan, are revenue of 4.8 trillion yen ($32.2 billion), adjusted operating income of 640 billion yen, adjusted operating margin of 13%, ROIC (return on invested capital) of 10%, ROE (return on equity) of 11%, and dividend...
Yokohama Rubber will continue to supply dry and wet Advan racing tires with a sustainable raw material ratio of 33% to the All-Japan Super Formula Championship as control tires in 2024, as it did in the previous season. This year’s season opened on March 9, with a total of nine rounds scheduled through November. The supply of racing tires using...
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