Bridgestone will will invest EUR105m (US$142.9m) to expand passenger vehicle tyre production at its plant in Poznan, Poland, by 5,600 units a day.

New production lines will be launched in January 2012 but production will be ramped up gradually with full capacity scheduled for January 2014.

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The investment will create about 200 new jobs, local news agency CIA said.

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