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The $21 million facility in Akron, Ohio will manufacture all Firestone Firehawk race tires for the NTT INDYCAR® SERIES.Designed for more efficient...
From Rubber News: Bridgestone Americas on Wednesday, June 22, introduced the $21 million, 80,000-square-foot facility, which involved both new construction and renovations. The site, across the street from one of Bridgestone's three major global R&D centers, features the latest manufacturing technologies to advance the innovation around race tires.
The first new tire plant to open in Akron in more than 70 years will produce race tires for the NTT IndyCar Series.
Firestone will replace Cooper, which has supplied tires to the series since 2014.
All Firestone Firehawk race tires for the NTT IndyCar Series will be produced at new Akron facility.