Exit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market
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Bridgestone Corporation
Bridgestone Corporation
Bridgestone Corporation is a Japanese multinational tire manufacturer founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of ishibashi, meaning 'stone bridge' in Japanese. As of 2021, Bridgestone/Firestone is the second largest manufacturer of tires in the world, and 1st in car tires.
Exit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market
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Global 500Glob.Revenue, mln.USD
31267
Bridgestone has one plant in Russia and sales from Russian operations account for less than 2%.
The Company Statement
December 20, 2023
Initially suspended passenger car tire plant operation and freezes all new capital investment and also suspended export to Russia. Then, at the end of October 2022 Japanese tyremaker Bridgestone decided to exit Russia, seeks for a local buyer. Bridgestone 'making progress' on Russian withdrawal. S8 Capital closed a deal to purchase Bridgestone assets in the Russian Federation - the company received a plant and tire distributor in the local market. Cordiant takes on former Bridgestone tyre plant in Russia.
| January 02, 2024 | Cordiant takes on former Bridgestone tyre plant in Russia |
| December 26, 2023 | Bridgestone Completes Sale of Russian Assets to S8 Capital |
| December 21, 2023 | Bridgestone tire manufacturer sells its assets in the Russian Federation |
| December 21, 2023 | Will do without Bridgestone. The global tire manufacturer is selling its assets in Russia |
| December 20, 2023 | S8 bought Bridgestone plant in Russia |
| June 12, 2023 | Bridgestone 'making progress' on Russian withdrawal |
| June 08, 2023 | Bridgestone 'making progress' on Russian withdrawal |
| October 31, 2022 | Japanese tyremaker Bridgestone to exit Russia, seeks local buyer |
| October 31, 2022 | The Japanese tire manufacturer Bridgestone is looking for a buyer for its Russian assets |
| March 14, 2022 | Bridgestone suspends local menufacturing and export to Russia, and supports humanitarian efforts to Ukraine |
| March 14, 2022 | Bridgestone suspends manufacturing and sales activities in Russia |
| March 14, 2022 | Bridgestone suspends production in Ulyanovsk and deliveries to Russia |
| March 14, 2022 | Bridgestone suspends production activities in Ulyanovsk and deliveries to Russia |
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