Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) has completed the expansion of its carbon black manufacturing facility, increasing annual production capacity from 265,000 Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) to 360,000 MTPA with an investment of ₹800 crore, funded entirely through internal accruals. The expansion strengthens BKT’s vertical integration strategy by securing a key raw material used in tyre manufacturing, reducing dependence on merchant[Read More…]
Announcing the motto of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ in-line with prime minister Narendra Modi’s recent announcement about self-reliance, Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT Tires) has partially restarted tyre production at all its factories with strict adherence to the health guidelines put in place by the authorities. Manufacturing off-highway tyres, of which 60 to 70 per cent are exported to no less than 160[Read More…]
Bhushan Mhapralkar It is not every day that an opportunity to meet a football player of such height as Diego Forlan presents itself. Not in a country like India for certain, which worships cricket over any other sport. So, when Balkrishna Tires Ltd. (BKT) got Diego Forlan to India, it made big news of its partnership with the Spanish football[Read More…]
Arvind Poddar, Chairman and Managing Director of BKT has been officially announced as this year’s honoree for the TIA Hall of Fame Award. Roy Littlefield, the Executive Vice President of the Tire Industry Associations (TIA) officially announced the names of the honorees for the 2018 Hall of Fame Award. Arvind Poddar, one of the leading Off-Highway tyre manufacturers headquartered in[Read More…]
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