The plant, expanded at an estimated cost of Rs 315 crore, was dedicated to Chairman of J K Tyre Hari Shankar Singhania.
It has a capacity t+o manufacture eight lakh tyres per annum against 4 lakh previously.
To the rising consumer demand, the company has teinvested Rs 1,100 crore in the Mysore plant alone.
(Published 31 October 2009, 16:37 IST)