Bridgestone Americas Inc., a subsidiary of the Japanese tire giant, opened a 10-acre manufacturing facility in Mesa on Monday that will turn a woody shrub grown in Eloy into rubber for tires and other products. Bridgestone subsidiary debuts guayule-rubber operation in Mesa MESA -- Bridgestone Americas Inc., a subsidiary of the Japanese tire giant, opened a 10-acre manufacturing facility in Mesa on Monday that will turn a woody shrub grown in Eloy into rubber for tires and other products.