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Bridgestone Firestone do Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda.


Bridgestone Firestone fire·stone  
n.
1. A flint or pyrite used to strike a fire.

2. A fire-resistant stone, such as certain sandstones.

Noun 1.
 do Brasil Industria Industria can refer to:
  • Industria (settlement), a colonia of Ancient Rome, ancestral to Monteu da Po in the Province of Turin, Italy.
  • Industria (typeface), a sans-serif typeface designed by Neville Brody in 1984.
 e Comercio Ltda., Salvador Salvador, city, Brazil
Salvador (săl`vədôr', Port. səlvəthôr`) or Bahia (bəē`yə), formerly São Salvador (souN) 
, Brazil, inaugurated its second Brazilian facility, approximately two years after the announcement of plans to invest in the state of Bahia. Built to meet both national and export demand, the approximately 18 acre plant has been constructed in a more than 247-acre area in the Pole of Camacari, Brazil. As currently configured con·fig·ure  
tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures
To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses:
, the plant will generate 500 direct jobs and around 1,200 indirect jobs. The plant's focus is the production of tires for passenger cars and light trucks (www.bfbr.com.br).
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Title Annotation:Acquisitions, expansions
Publication:Rubber World
Date:Mar 1, 2007
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