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Tire Business, August, 2006

Bridgestone breaks ground in Hungary

TATABANYA, Hungary-Bridgestone Corp. has broken ground for its $243 million passenger and light truck tire plant in Tatabanya, which will use the firm's BIRD (Bridgestone Innovative & Rational Development) tire-making process.

The plant, to be operated by Bridgestone Hungary Manufacturing Ltd., is due on stream by year-end 2007 with production scheduled to reach more than 8,000 tires a day by 2009.

Tatabanya is a town of 70,000 about 35 miles east of Budapest.

Hankook starts building $625M Hungary factory

DUNAUJVAROS, Hungary-South Korean tire maker Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. has broken ground on in its $625 million car and light truck tire plant in Dunaujvaros.

Hankook expects to...

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