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Bridgestone Completes Sale of Firestone Building Products to LafargeHolcim
April 1, 2021 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Bridgestone Americas, Inc., a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, has completed the sale of Firestone Building Products to Holcim Participations (US) Inc, a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim Ltd. (LafargeHolcim). The transaction, valued at USD $3.4 billion, will advance Bridgestone’s efforts to deliver value to customers and society as a global leader providing tires and advanced mobility solutions.
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“The completion of this sale is an important milestone on Bridgestone’s journey to become a sustainable solutions company,” said Paolo Ferrari, president, CEO & COO of Bridgestone Americas. “We are taking action to reshape our portfolio so that we can invest our resources to strengthen Bridgestone’s growing core tire business and qui
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Bridgestone Americas Harnessing Solar Power to Support Tire Production and Reduce CO2 Emissions
March 2, 2021 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation and a global leader in sustainable mobility solutions, announced its first ground solar array providing power directly to the manufacturing process. The new solar array is located at the company’s Aiken County, South Carolina, Passenger/Light Truck Tire Plant in Graniteville, South Carolina. The new installation includes approximately 8 acres of solar panels that generate 2 megawatts of energy while reducing 1,400 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, equivalent to the annual electricity use of over 200 homes .1