Bridgestone has agreed to sell its Thailand-based carbon black manufacturing subsidiary, Bridgestone Carbon Black (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (BSCB), to Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. and Thai Tokai Carbon Product Co., Ltd. The move forms part of Bridgestone’s wider business transformation under its 2024–2026 Mid-Term Business Plan.
The decision reflects Bridgestone’s focus on strengthening its premium tyre operations and adapting its supply chain to evolving market demands. The company is prioritising areas where it can leverage specialist partnerships, while retaining in-house development of strategic materials closely tied to its proprietary technologies.
While exiting BSCB, Bridgestone will continue working with Tokai Carbon to advance joint recycling projects. This includes initiatives to produce carbon black from end-of-life tyres, supporting the company’s ambition to build a more sustainable supply chain.
Tokai Carbon brings technical expertise and an established supply network to the partnership, which Bridgestone sees as essential in maintaining product quality while achieving cost efficiency and environmental targets.
Bridgestone clarified that it will maintain carbon black production internally in areas where rubber compound development is central to its product performance. These include premium passenger car tyres, motorsport applications, and sustainability-driven materials innovation.
Operations in these areas will be handled by Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd., a Bridgestone group company in Japan, ensuring strategic alignment with Bridgestone’s material R&D and tyre development roadmaps.
The transaction is expected to have minimal financial impact on Bridgestone’s current fiscal year, but supports longer-term goals around competitiveness and value creation.
Tagged with: Bridgestone, Tokai Carbon, carbon black, tyre materials, sustainable supply chain, premium tyres, tyre recycling, EV tyres
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