Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi officially opened its new $300 million commercial truck tire facility in West Point MS. Just a little over 24 months after breaking ground on the site, YTMM commemorated the occasion with more than three hundred dignitaries and guests at the modern, one-million-square-foot facility.
“The grand opening of our first US-built plant is truly a historic day for Yokohama,” said Tadaharu Yamamoto, president of YTMM. “Thanks to Governor Bryant, the great state of Mississippi, the entire community of West Point, the Golden Triangle Region, and the incredible Mississippi workforce, the plant site was developed to a fully operational state-of-the-art facility in record time.”
As of now, YTMM has hired more than 260 employees and plans to eventually reach 500. Constructed on more than 500 acres, the YTMM plant houses manufacturing, warehousing, and operations facilities, and will produce up to one million tires annually when running at full capacity.