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- L.G. Balakrishnan & Bros Limited manufactures chains, sprockets, and metal formed parts for automotive and industrial applications. The company operates through two primary segments, Transmission and Metal Forming; Transmission products include automotive timing chains, drive chains, sprockets, chain tensioners, auto tensioners, guides, belts, brake shoes, and rubber products marketed under the Rolon brand; Metal Forming products encompass fine blanking for precision sheet metal components, precision machined parts, gears, scooter parts, wire drawing products, and forgings such as steering linkage parts including ball rods, ball pins, and ball sockets. Founded in 1937 and headquartered in Coimbatore, India, the company maintains manufacturing facilities across Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Haryana, and Rajasthan, with additional operations in the United States through subsidiary LGB-USA Inc. and RSAL Steel Private Limited in India; it serves major OEM customers including Honda, Bajaj, TVS-Suzuki, Tata Motors, and exports timing chains primarily to the U.S. while holding dominant market share in India's two-wheeler drive chains sector. Recent developments include a non-binding memorandum of understanding signed in November 2025 with the Government of Tamil Nadu to support investments and operational expansion; a strategic investment of up to Rs12 crore in August 2024 for a 14.92% stake in Greenerg Mobility Solutions Private Limited to enter electric vehicle components such as telematics, battery management systems, and motor controllers; and a Rs40 crore capacity expansion announced in November 2024 at its Oragadam facility in Tamil Nadu to boost automotive parts production.