Bridgestone

Type
Business expansion
Country
Hungary
Region
Dunántúl; Közép-Dunántúl; Komárom-Esztergom
Location of affected unit(s)
Tatabánya
Sector
Manufacturing
(22 - 23) Manufacture of rubber, plastic and non-metallic minerals
22.1 - Manufacture of rubber products
22.11 - Manufacture, retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres and manufacture of tubes
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
3 April 2008
Employment effect (start)
3 April 2008
Foreseen end date

Description

Bridgestone Corporation, one of the biggest tyre and rubber manufacturers in the world, has announced that it is to create 200 new jobs by opening its first fully-automated production facility in Europe in an attempt to meet growing demand for high-performance, large rim-sized car tyres. The new plant is located in Tatabánya, about 50 km to the West from Budapest. Production of high-performance and large-rim sized radial tyres for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles is scheduled to reach 8,000 units a day in 2009. The value of the investment is €190 million.

Sources

  • 4 April 2008: hrportal.hu

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Bridgestone, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 66483, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66483.