WHITE, GEORGIA – Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing, Inc. (TNA) located in White, GA; has achieved its certification to the latest ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems.  The nearly 2,000,000-square-foot TNA manufacturing and warehousing facility was established in June 2004 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc.  TNA is responsible for production of both the Toyo Tires and Nitto tire brands.

The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is an organization which develops and publishes international standards.  It provides practical strategic tools for tackling many of today’s global challenges by mapping out a framework which companies or organizations can follow to set up an effective environmental management system; such as but not limited to ensuring products and services are safe, practical tools for looking to identify and control environmental impacts and constantly improve environmental performance, reducing costs by minimizing waste and errors, and increasing productivity with reliability of good quality.

TNA’s Environmental Policy and Mission Statement states, “TNA is committed to excellence, leadership and continuous improvement in preserving and protecting the environment, minimizing environmental impacts concerning our activities, products and services.  TNA is committed to environmental compliance, other legal requirements and is guided by a strong awareness of critical issues, including protection of the environment and the reduction of environmental load.”

“Environmental responsibility has been a priority at Toyo Tire North America from the beginning.  We have developed and implemented our own environmental management processes and activities that assure employees are working for an environmentally conscious company,” said Barbara J. Long, M.S., CECD, Environmental, Safety Health Coordinator, Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing, Inc.  “This voluntary certification demonstrates this commitment to minimizing environmental impact and being a responsible member of our community.”

Both high performance passenger car and light truck tires are produced at the state-of-the-art facility.  Products include Toyo Proxes ST II, Toyo Open Country A/T II, Toyo Open Country M/T, Toyo Proxes 4 Plus, Nitto Grappler, Nitto NT 420S and Nitto NT 555.