Mumbai: Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone is seeking to scale up its manufacturing capability by over 10 per cent subsequent 12 months amid the demand surge in each OEM and aftermarket segments, the company’s India head, Parag Satpute has stated. Bridgestone India has two manufacturing facilities-one every in Pune and Pithampur (Madhya Pradesh) with a cumulative capability of near 30,000 tyre manufacturing per day, catering purely to the home market demand. For the short-term, this will also continue to grow,” Satpute stated. So even with import restrictions Bridgestone tyres are available that are produced locally in our plants,” he stated. And that calls for a new technology which Bridgestone already has with it,” he stated.

Source: Economic Times September 19, 2022 00:13 UTC