JK Tyre & Industries announced the commercial launch of the biggest-ever tyre in India at the 12th International Mining & Machinery Exhibition (IMME) in Kolkata. The company also launched 18.00-25 VEM Smooth tyre underlining company?s aggressive approach to enhance presence across industries and geographies. VEM 045, 12 ft high and weighing 3.7 tonne, is specifically built for India?s biggest rigid dump-truck having nominal payload capacity of 240 tonne.

Commenting on the occasion, Devesh Dabas, Head of Off-the-road Business at JK Tyre & Industries, ?JK Tyre is the only Off-The-Road tyre manufacturer with the widest range of customised product-solution for industrial and mining applications. With better days in the offing, the mining industry holds great potential and we are ready to make the most of it.?

The second product launched by JK Tyre, 18.00-25 VEM Smooth, is a specialised product for reach-stacker application to improve life and productivity.