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Bekaert has announced a major expansion program for its manufacturing plant in Rogers, Arkansas. The Rogers plant opened in 1989 and produces steel cord for the tire industry. Bekaert predicts continued strong and growing demand from US tire manufacturers, as a result of theexpansion programs of the tire manufacturers in the country and the preference to source domestically produced tire cord. Bekaert will add 50 percent production capacity to the Rogers plant. The expansion will be implemented gradually and will add over 100 new jobs. Matthew Taylor, Bekaert CEO, stated: “Our expansion plans fit within Bekaert’s strategy to drive growth in this very important sector. We are committed and dedicated to creating value for our customers and we are expanding the Rogers plant to contribute to the growth of the North American based tire makers.”

Cord facility growth

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