Bridgestone not shelving firm for mining plant tyres

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FOKUOKA, Japan: Amid all the gloom caused by plummeting diamond sales, job losses, production cuts and outright mine closures this week, Bridgestone is going ahead with its plans to construct a plant to produce large and ultra-large radial tyres for mining trucks, which have been in short supply for years.

Tyre shortages have dogged the mining industry for the past five years. The tyres are especially indispensable in opencast mining, hence Debswana, which operates four such mines, was hit hard by the shortage and experienced production delays.

Only two tyre makers in the world, Bridgestone of Japan and Michelin of France, have plants that produce reliable heavy plant tyres and have been the major suppliers to the diamond mining company.

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