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August 2012
JK’s
Chennai plant begins
CV tyres production
The new state-of-the-art man-
ufacturing plant set up in Chen-
nai by JK Tyre & Industries
Ltd. last year at an outlay of Rs.
1,500 crores has begun produc-
tion of tyres for commercial
vehicles. The plant started with
production of a range of tyres,
including those for passenger
cars and utility vehicles.
The Chennai facility, the
most
environment-friendly,
will maximize the use of natu-
ral resources and is being designed
to have zero carbon leakage by us-
ing a modern bulk carbon handling
system. The manufacturing line
has highly automated machines for
zero error production and complete
traceability through the bar coding
system, maintaining a consistent
product quality. The plant is run by
world class and industry best skilled
manpower that will undergo period-
ic theoretical and practical training.
Expanding horizons
JK Tyre is one of the largest tyre
exporters from India with a world-
wide customer base in over 80
countries across all six continents.
International sales operate through
a strong and dedicated distribution
network fully supported by the com-
pany’s technical team towards con-
tinued product development to meet
specific market needs.
Besides India, JK Tyre has en-
hanced its global footprint with the
acquisition of a Mexican tyre major,
Tornel, in 2008 to further strength-
en its resolve for increased pres-
ence in the NAFTA trade bloc and
emerging economies of Central and
South America to where it has been
exporting tyres from India in large
volumes for over 20 years.
In addition to Mexico, in order to
tyres
Dr. Raghupati Singhania, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, JK Tyre & Industries
With this fifth plant, the company
has expanded its manufacturing
operations all over India, and its
four plants are located one each
at Udaipur and Gwalior, and two
at Mysore, according to company
sources.