The following is a phase-by-phase look at expansion at Toyo Tire North American Manufacturing Inc.'s plant in White, Ga.
Phase Year Cost Size Added Full Jobs
capacity production created
reached
Opening 2005 $220 900,000 1.2 million 2006 305
Phase 2 2007 $120 None 1.1 million 2009 150
Phase 3 2008 $270 820,000 2.6 million 2011 400
Phase 4* 2013 $275 1,000,000 3.3 million 2018 (est.) 450 (est.)
Investment figures in millions, building size in square feet, capacity in tires per year.
*Toyo's mid-term plan is to invest an additional $100 million and add 200 additional jobs starting mid-2016 to reach full capacity in 2018. If it does, the firm will have invested nearly $1 billion in the White plant since it opened.