Balkrishna Industries


Balkrishna Industries Limited is a tire manufacturing company based in Mumbai, India. Balkrishna Industries manufactures off-highway tires used in specialist segments like mining, earthmoving, agriculture and gardening in five factories located in Aurangabad, Bhiwadi, Chopanki, Dombivali and Bhuj. In 2013, it was ranked 41st among the world’s tire makers.
Balkrishna Industries is currently an OEM vendor for heavy equipment manufacturers like JCB, John Deere and CNH Industrial. The company currently enjoys 2% market share of the global off-the-road tire segment.
Balkrishna Industries predominantly caters to the replacement market in North America and Europe. Its North American office is located in Akron, Ohio with one warehouse in, Wando, South Carolina. About 80 percent of Balkrishna Industries' business in the United States is in the farm market.
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