About Us
Plants
Plants
Bridgestone produces heavy-duty off-the-road tires at seven plants globally. Shimonoseki, Hofu, Kitakyushu of Japan, Aiken, Des Moines, Bloomington of the United States, and Bridgestone Specialty Tire Manufacturing Thailand.
Shimonoseki plant
- Established :June 1970
 - Place: Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
 - Plant Size: 264,000㎡
 - Specialized to manufacture off the road tires, including ultra-large tires
 
        Kitakyushu plant
- Established :June 2009
 - Place: Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
 - Plant Size: 365,000㎡
 - Specialized to manufacture large & ultra large off the road tires
 
        Hofu plant
- Established :Oct 1976
 - Place: Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
 - Plant Size: 415,000㎡
 - Manufactures passenger tires and off the road tires
 
        Aiken plant (Aiken Giant Tire Manufacturing Plant)
- Established: 2014
 - Place: South Carolina, U.S.A.
 - Plant Size: 139,000㎡
 - Specialized to manufacture off the road tires including Giant tires.
 
        Des Moines plant
- Established: 1945
 - Place: Iowa, U.S.A.
 - Plant Size: 251,000㎡
 - Manufactures agriculture and off the road tires.
 
        Bloomington plant
- Established:
 - Place: Illinois, U.S.A.
 - Plant Size: 46,000㎡
 - Specialized to manufacturing off the road tires.
 
        Rayong plant (Bridgestone Specialty Tire Manufacturing Thailand)
- Established: May 2012
 - Place: Rayong, Thailand
 - Plant Size: 870,000㎡
 - Specialized in manufacturing small & medium off the road tires and aircraft tires.
 
        