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Yokohama breaks ground on China plant

TOKYO-Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has broken ground on its radial truck and bus tire plant in Suzhou, China, that is expected to come on stream in October 2007.

The groundbreaking took place Aug. 11 with Yokohama President Tadanobu Nagumo and Suzhou city and Chinese government officials present, Yokohama said.

Yokohama has budgeted $81 million to build the plant, which will

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