- CEO
- Arvind Kumar Mahabirprasad Poddar
- Full Time Employees
- 12,491
- Sector
- Consumer durables
- Industry
- Automotive aftermarket
- Address
- BKT House Mumbai MH India 400013
- IPO Date
- May 10, 1995
- Business
- Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT) manufactures off-highway tires for agricultural, construction, industrial, mining, port, earthmoving, ATV, and gardening applications; offers rubber tracks; and produces specialty carbon black for high-performance non-tire uses. The company operates five manufacturing facilities in India—located in Aurangabad, Bhiwadi, Chopanki, Dombivali, and Bhuj—with a current achievable capacity of approximately 285,000 metric tons per annum and exports over 70% of its production to markets including North America, Europe, India, and Asia-Pacific. Founded in 1961 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, BKT serves OEMs such as JCB, John Deere, and CNH Industrial, primarily targeting the replacement market in farm, mining, and construction segments. In 2025, the company unveiled a five-year strategic roadmap to 2030 targeting INR 23,000 crore (USD 2.6 billion) in revenues through USD 400 million in investments, including expansion of off-highway tire capacity from 200,000 to 360,000 metric tons by early 2026, commercialization and dedicated facility for rubber tracks operational in second-half 2026, development of advanced carbon black, and launches of truck & bus radial (TBR) pilots in Q4 FY26 and passenger car radial (PCR) pilots in Q3 FY27 for the Indian market. BKT also incorporated a subsidiary in the Netherlands in 2025 and maintains sponsorships in motorsports like Monster Jam and sports leagues to enhance brand visibility.