Birla Tyres idles Indian tire plant due to weak demand for four-wheeler tires

European Rubber Journal reports that Birla Tyres, a unit of the BK Birla Group company Kesoram Industries, has idled its plant in Odisha temporarily for about about two weeks due to poor market conditions, a company official told the Indo Asian News Service (IANS). The factory at Balasore will remain closed until December 31 because of excess stocks of four-wheeler tires.