EPW Research Foundation APOLLO TYRES Capacity Expansion PROMOTED in 1977 by Raunaq group with the Kerala government's equity participation, Apollo Tyres has a market share of about 13 per cent in the automobile tyre segment, Apollo Tyres manufactures all the major categories of automotive tyres at its two plants at Perambra near Kochi and Limda near Baroda. The Perambra plant with a capacity 38,500 tonnes per annum can manufacture 6,00,000 truck tyres, 1,20,000 radial tyres, 29,000 tractor tyres and 46,000 light commercial vehicle tyres. The plant has a capacity for production of 5,10,000 tubes and 1,00,000 flaps used between the tyre and the steel rim of the wheel. The Limda plant has an identical capacity and a similar product profile.
