CII Honours JK Tyre and Industries with multiple prestigious awards for efficient and sustainable manufacturing practices

New Delhi: Indian tyre industry major JK Tyre & Industries Limited has been recognized by one of India’s biggest industry bodies - Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for its enriching manufacturing practices at the ‘4th CII National Kaizen Circle Competition 2021’ and ‘5th Edition CII National Energy Efficiency Circle Competition’ respectively.

These competitions recognize the efforts of member companies that adopt Kaizens –upgrading of processes in manufacturing, engineering, supporting business processes, and energy management.

The awards honored JK Tyre’s adoption of Kaizen in its sustainable journey across quality, productivity, cost reduction, and digitization. The 4th edition witnessed participation from a total of 167 teams across various industries including 18 JK Tyre teams showcasing the best-implemented kaizen. The 5th edition saw participation from 180 teams exhibiting the best practices on energy efficiency including 17 teams from JK Tyre in nine categories across five locations.

Demonstrating the integrated values in the manufacturing practices and processes, nine JK Tyre teams were awarded prestigious awards at the ‘4th CII National Kaizen Circle Competition 2021’. The awards were presented across categories such as Best Kaizen for Productivity Improvement, Best Kaizen for Energy & Utilities Management, Best Kaizen for Cost Reduction, Best Innovative Kaizen in Quality, and Best Digitization Kaizen.

With an aim to recognize and Award “Excellence” in Energy Management in Industries, 5 JK Tyre teams were recognized at the 5th Edition CII National Energy Efficiency Circle Competition. Focused on energy conservation, the awards were across the categories - Best Energy Efficient Organisation (Mysuru), Best Case Study on Low Carbon and Carbon Neutral initiative (Chennai), Best Implementation of ISO 50001 Energy Management System (Chennai), Best Energy Efficient Case Study Appreciation (Kankroli) and Best Application & Uses of Renewable Energy (Chennai).

Mr. Anil Makkar, Manufacturing Director, JK Tyre & Industries said, “Being recognized by such esteemed awards is an honor for JK Tyre as it showcases our longstanding commitment towards maintaining world-class sustainable manufacturing standards. As the pioneers in the tyre industry, we are engaged in continuous improvement of our processes through Kaizen and deliver products at par with the global standards. Such recognition motivates us to contribute more and continue our efforts towards delivering excellence to society with minimal environmental impact.”

JK Tyre is a responsible corporate and is not only driven by the need to make the world a better place through the manufacturing of a safer and technologically advanced product, but also by widening its prosperity circle.