The Management of Bekaert announced today a major expansion program for the company’s manufacturing plant in Lipetsk, Russia. The announcement took place at the Lipetsk plant in the presence of Koshelev Ivan Nikolaevich, Head of the Lipetsk Special Economic Zone and Yvan Lippens, Bekaert Senior Vice President responsible for Rubber Reinforcement Operations EMEA. The expansion of the Lipetsk plant will contribute to the growth of the tire industry based in Russia and the wider CIS.