Apollo Tyres launched the XTRAX 40.00-57, the largest tyre produced in India, at the 11th International Mining and Machinery Exhibition (IMME) 2012 in Kolkata. Each of these tyres weighs 3500 kg and has a total height of 11.7 feet.
Used for mining purposes in 240 tonne dumper trucks, each tyre is manufactured using 1900 kg of rubber, 750 kg of carbon black, 350 kg of nylon fabric and 500 kg of other rubber chemicals. These tyres are being cured at Apollo’s Limda plant in Gujarat which has one of the biggest curing presses available in South-East Asia.
IMME, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), is India’s largest trade fair dedicated for the mining industry.