Tire makers in India battle new COVID-19 wave
Don Detore and Jim Johnson
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MUMBAI, India While India is in the grip of a second wave of COVID-19, a sampling of tire makers in the country say operations continue to run smoothly.
Even with the dire pandemic statistics coming out of the world s second-most populated country, Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT), Ceat Ltd., and Sun Tyre & Wheel Systems all report operations continue.
Sun-TWS reported operations at 100 percent capacity while BKT said operations are running smoothly with an average of 95 percent capacity. Ceat, meanwhile, said it is following all safety protocols and running at optimum capacity.