The lab inside Balkrishna Industries Ltd.'s (BKT) OTR tire plant in Bhuj, India, has earned ISO/IEC 17025:2017 certification, an "important and strategic" distinction for the tire manufacturer.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) has added three sizes - VF 600/65R26.5, VF 650/55R26.5 and VF 560/60R22.5 - to its V-Flexa ag trailer tire range.

The new Sierra Max Pro ATV tire from Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is available in size 27x11R14. Another size, 25x8R12, is in development.

Caterpillar has awarded Balkrishna Industries Ltd.'s (BKT) plant in Bhuj, India, with its Supplier Quality Excellence Process Gold certification," an important acknowledgement reserved for suppliers who have stood out during the year for achieving the highest levels in terms of quality and control over processes," according to BKT officials.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is adding four more sizes, all with VF technology, to the AgriMax V-Flecto tire for high-powered tractors.

During normal times, few tiremakers - or tire dealers, for that matter - get excited about a "flat" year. But this hasn't been a normal year. And ag tire manufacturers are telling us that in their segment of the market right now, "flat" is actually good.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. is expanding its already-robust efforts to provide COVID-19 relief with the recent establishment of a contactless coronavirus treatment center at its plant in Bhuj, India.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) has unveiled a 57-inch OTR tire prototype that is currently in the testing phase. The Earthmax SR 468 is the latest addition to BKT's Earthmax family of OTR tires and has been designed for rigid dump truck applications.

Despite lingering uncertainties caused by COVID-19 and other factors, “there has been very strong demand for products in the ag market,” says Doug Kershaw, vice president of BKT USA Inc. In this MTD exclusive, Kershaw discusses the impact of the pandemic on BKT’s North American ag tire business, the current state of ag tire demand in the U.S. and Canada and more.