Bridgestone Awarded $35 Million USDA Climate-Smart Grant to Further Advance Guayule Natural Rubber Production
November 18, 2022
November 18, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 18 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022:
Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced today it has been awarded a $35 million climate-smart grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to invest in desert shrub guayule to expand natural rubber production in the U.S. and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwest with a more environmentally sustainable crop. As p . . .
Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced today it has been awarded a $35 million climate-smart grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to invest in desert shrub guayule to expand natural rubber production in the U.S. and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwest with a more environmentally sustainable crop. As p . . .