About Us

Covering almost 185 square miles, 118,990 Acres we are the largest contiguous natural rubber operation in the world.

Firestone Liberia has been a trusted partner of the people and country of Liberia since 1926. We make unparalleled contributions to the economic and social development of the country, leading Liberia’s private sector in employment, education, and healthcare opportunities for thousands of its citizens.

Today, Firestone Liberia LLC is a legally registered company in Liberia, a direct subsidiary of Firestone Natural Rubber Company, and an indirect subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas - part of the Bridgestone Group.

As the country’s largest private employer, we make vital contributions to the health and wellbeing of Liberian society with a strong focus on economic opportunity, education, health, human rights and critical environmental protections.  

While most other major concessionaires operating in Liberia at the time of the civil war’s outbreak in 1989 left the country, many to never return, the management of Firestone Natural Rubber worked to maintain a presence to the long-term benefit of its employees, their dependents, and the country as a whole.

During the conflict, most all of Firestone’s infrastructure and trees were destroyed. Since the end of the devastating civil war period, we have invested in excess of USD $200 million in rebuilding and bringing the farm to where it is today and we continue to invest toward its full operational capacity. Despite these efforts, the farm produces less than half of its pre-war volumes due to the length of time needed to replant, and for the rubber trees to mature.