New facility will be integrated within the BKT site at Bhuj; an initial investment of US$ 23 mn earmarked.

Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT), a leading global off-Highway tyre manufacturer, plans to build a new plant for the production of carbon black. This facility will stretch over approximately 8 hectares within the BKT production site at Bhuj, Gujarat.

A 23-million-dollar investment has been earmarked for BKT’s backward integration project within their supply chain. As a matter of fact, the new plant will continuously provide raw material for the increasing tyre production.

The carbon black plant is another step forward in the company’s middle-and-long-term strategy, which started with setting up the Bhuj site. Inaugurated in 2015, extending over an area of 120 hectares, and having had a cost of US$ 500 million, Bhuj boasts state-of-the-art production facilities and machinery. It is located in a strategic position in proximity to the commercial port of Mundra, which has already been an important logistic hub for BKT’s exports.

The Bhuj site was established for the purpose of meeting the more and more increasing demand for tyres on a global scale. The new carbon black plant, with an estimated capacity of 60,000 tonnes a year, will further support BKT’s ability to invariably satisfy this demand.

This plant will enable the company to even better ensure raw material qualities thanks to the now even more accurate controls at the beginning of the entire manufacturing process, a BKT statement said.

About BKT
Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is an Indian based tyre manufacturer. The BKT group offers a large and always updated production range of Off-Highway tyres specially designed for vehicles in the agricultural, industrial, earthmoving, mining, ATV and gardening sector. BKT’s innovative solutions designed for the most differing user needs include more than 2,400 products sold in over 140 countries worldwide.

For BKT’s product details,
visit www.bkt-tires.com