Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT) is an Indian multinational tyre manufacturing company based in

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, India. Balkrishna Industries manufactures off-highway tyres used in specialist segmentations like

mining Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...

, earthmoving,

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, and

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in five factories located in

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, Chopanki, Dombivali, and Bhuj. In 2013, it was ranked 41st among the world’s tyre makers. BKT sponsors various

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competitions in several countries, most notably the

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History

Balkrishna Industries began operations in the year 1987 with the inauguration of its first off-highway tyre manufacturing facility in

. Subsequent growth in business allowed the company to open new facilities in Dubai (2002) and Chopanaki (2006). It also diversified its product line by introducing tyres for ATV, earthmoving and gardening vehicles.

Operations

Balkrishna Industries is currently an OEM vendor for

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manufacturers like JCB,

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, and

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. In 2014, BKT held a 8%

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of the global off-the-road tyre segment. Balkrishna Industries predominantly caters to the replacement market in North America and Europe. Its North American office is located in

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, with one warehouse in Wando, South Carolina. About 80 percent of Balkrishna Industries' business in the United States is in the farm market.

Sponsorships

BKT Tires has been the official and exclusive tyre sponsor for

(a competition involving monster trucks) since 2014. In July 2018, BKT purchased naming rights for Italian football's second division,

Serie B The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...

for three years, with the league being known as Serie BKT under the agreement. On 15 January 2020, BKT signed an agreement with LFP to rename the French football second division as Ligue 2 BKT for four years. The sponsorship deal was extended until 2028. On 2 September 2022, BKT were announced as northern hemisphere title sponsorship for the

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for three years. In cricket, BKT sponsored

Kolkata Knight Riders The Kolkata Knight Riders, also known as KKR, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and ...

in the 2023 Indian Premier League. BKT has become the official title sponsor of

EuroCup Basketball EuroCup Basketball, commonly known as the EuroCup and currently called BKT EuroCup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual professional basketball club competition organized by Euroleague Basketball. The league is regarded as Euroleague Basketbal ...

for 3 years. BKT sponsored the 2025 Mens Curling World Championship in Moosejaw, Canada.

References

Официальный сайт шин BKT в Украине
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