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52
Major Subsidiaries and Affiliates
Ownership
(including
indirect
Country Company ownership) Capital (in thousands) Operations
Argentina Bridgestone/Firestone Argentina S.A.I.C. 100.0% US$100 Manufacture and sale of tires and
automotive components
Australia Bridgestone Australia Ltd. 60.3% A$18,259 Manufacture and sale of tires
Bridgestone Earthmover Tyres Pty. Ltd. 100.0% A$7,000 Sale of off-the-road tires for
mining and construction vehicles
Belgium Bridgestone/Firestone Europe S.A. 100.0% E724,668 Holding company for European
(renamed Bridgestone Europe NV/SA operations and tire marketing
on January 1, 2003)
Bridgestone Aircraft Tire (Europe) S.A. 100.0% BF56,000 Retread and sale of aircraft tires
Brazil Bridgestone/Firestone do Brasil 100.0% R$102,919 Manufacture and sale of tires and
Industria e Comercio Ltda. automotive components
Canada Bridgestone/Firestone Canada Inc. 100.0% C$98,401 Manufacture and sale of tires and
automotive components
Chile Bridgestone/Firestone Chile, S.A. 89.7% US$38,979 Manufacture and sale of tires
Bridgestone Off-the-Road 90.0% US$3,000 Sale of off-the-road tires for mining
Tire Latin America S.A. and construction vehicles
China Bridgestone (Tianjin) Tire Co., Ltd. 94.5% US$49,016 Manufacture and sale of tires
Bridgestone (Shenyang) Tire Co., Ltd. 73.5% US$20,000 Manufacture and sale of tires
Bridgestone Aircraft Tire Company (Asia) Limited 100.0% HK$21,000 Retread and sale of aircraft tires
Costa Rica Bridgestone/Firestone de Costa Rica, S.A. 98.6% US$9,631 Manufacture and sale of tires
France Bridgestone/Firestone France S.A.* 100.0% E74,090 Manufacture and sale of tires and
automotive components
Germany Bridgestone/Firestone 100.0% E14,000 Sale of tires and automotive
Deutschland G.m.b.H.* components
India Bridgestone ACC India Ltd. 64.0% RP1,552,000 Manufacture and sale of tires
Indonesia P.T. Bridgestone Tire Indonesia 51.0% US$24,960 Manufacture and sale of tires
Italy Bridgestone/Firestone Italia S.p.A.* 100.0% E38,775 Manufacture and sale of tires
Japan Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd. 100.0% ¥1,870,000 Manufacture and sale of bicycles,
industrial machinery
Bridgestone Finance Corporation 100.0% ¥50,000 Finance
Bridgestone Flowtech Corporation 100.0% ¥484,000 Manufacture and sale of industrial
hydraulic hoses
Bridgestone Elastech Co., Ltd. 100.0% ¥2,000,000 Manufacture and sale of vibration-
isolating rubber for automobiles and
other industrial applications
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd. 100.0% ¥3,000,000 Manufacture and sale of sporting goods
Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd. 99.4% ¥1,729,000 Production and sale of carbon black
Bridgestone Tire Tokyo Hanbai K.K.100.0% ¥1,050,000 Sale of tires
(Bridgestone Tire Tokyo Sales Co., Ltd.)
Bridgestone Tire Chubu Hanbai K.K. 99.7% ¥1,380,000 Sale of tires
(Bridgestone Tire Chubu Sales Co., Ltd.)
Bridgestone Tire Osaka Hanbai K.K. 100.0% ¥990,000 Sale of tires
(Bridgestone Tire Osaka Sales Co., Ltd.)
Bridgestone Tire Hokkaido Hanbai K.K. 100.0% ¥2,033,200 Sale of tires
(Bridgestone Tire Hokkaido Sales Co., Ltd.)
Bridgestone Tire Kyushu Hanbai K.K. 100.0% ¥2,000,000 Sale of tires
(Bridgestone Tire Kyushu Sales Co., Ltd.)