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Our Business
Since its founding in 1931, the Group has
steadily expanded its operations, centered
on tire productions; and today the Group has
over 180 manufacturing plants and R&D
facilities around the world.
The World’s Largest
Manufacturer of
Tire and Rubber Products
er
Contents
1 Financial Highlights
2 Segment Highlights
4 Management Tasks
8 Research and Development
11 Corporate Governance, Compliance,
and Risk Management
14 Board of Directors and Corporate Auditors
15 Shareholder Information
Forward-Looking Statements
The descriptions of projections and plans that appear in this publication
are “forward-looking statements.” They involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties in regard to such factors as product liability,
currency exchange rates, raw material costs, labor-management
relations, and political stability. These and other variables could cause
the Group’s actual performance and results to differ from
management’s projections and plans.
The Bridgestone Group
The Group makes and sells a range of rubber
products and other products. Many of these products
and technologies are used in a variety of everyday
applications, and help to enrich a broad range of
industries as well as consumer lifestyles.
Diversifi ed Products Business
The Group provides tires for passenger cars, trucks,
buses, motorcycles, construction and mining
vehicles, aircraft, etc. Its tire operations extend
across a wide range of fi elds, from raw material
production to sales and maintenance, as well as
retread solutions businesses.
Tire Business