Clarksville, Tenn.
Bridgestone Metalpha USA will expand its 690,000-sf production facility in the Clarksville-Montgomery County Corporate Business Park with the addition of 125,000 sf. The plant produces steel cord used as reinforcement in radial tires. Construction will begin on the $45-million project in February 2005 with increased production to begin in the first quarter of 2006. The expansion will include the addition of highly automated equipment, raising production capacity to 58,000 metric tons of steel cord annually. Total capital investment in the plant will reach $245 million when the expansion is complete. Bridgestone Metalpha is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc.
