Firestone

Firestone
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Création 1900, Akron (Ohio)
Siège social Nashville, Tennessee (États-Unis)
Activité pneumatiques
Société mère Bridgestone
Effectif 23 000
Site web www.firestone.com
Chiffre d’affaires 2,09 milliards de dollars (2004)

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company est une entreprise américaine fondée en 1900 par Harvey Firestone, spécialisée dans la fabrication de pneumatiques. Elle emploie près de 23 000 personnes dans le monde.

Elle est propriétaire de la plus vaste plantation d’hévéas au monde (48 000 hectares) qui se trouve au Libéria.

L’entreprise a été rachetée par Bridgestone en 1988.

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  • Firestone — Fire stone (?; 110), n. [AS. f[=y]rst[=a]n flint; f[=y]r fire + st[=a]n stone.] 1. Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also, a flint. [1913 Webster] 2. A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury; especially applied to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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