Bridgestone restructures Chinese PU activities

Write: Tasha [2011-05-20]

p> Bridgestone Corp. has set up a company to oversee its diversified products activities in China, including its polyurethane foam activities for automotive applications, a May 6 company statement said.

Based in Suzhou City, Jiangsu province, the new company, Bridgestone Diversified Products China Co. Ltd., will coordinate the business operations and sales of Bridgestone s industrial products, construction materials, electronic components, industrial chemical products and diversified original equipment products (hereby collectively referred to as diversified products operations) for the Chinese market.

The Japanese company s current diversified operations in China include: * Bridgestone Everlight Shanghai Co. Ltd.;* Bridgestone Chiao Fu (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd.;* Guangzhou Bridgestone Chemical Products Co. Ltd., and;* Bridgestone Everlight Hongkong Co. Ltd.All make polyurethane foam products, with the Guangzhou unit specifically making PU seat pads.