MRF, India’s largest tyre brand, with a 2.5 billion USD turnover features in the Top 20 Tyre Manufacturers in the world, started as a small rubber unit in 1946 in Tiruvottiyur, Chennai. MRF manufactures tyres across all segments, from 2-wheelers, 4-wheelers, heavy vehicles and earth movers to tyres for fighter aircraft. MRF has a strong international presence in global markets and exports tyres to over 90 countries. MRF has won several global accolades for its superior products and customer service and in 2021 was ranked No.3 in the non-FMCG category in the Kantar BrandZ India’s most purposeful Brands study. The race track is MRFs laboratory and MRF has used motorsport to develop and test tyres for the road. Team MRF has won the prestigious Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) a record 9 times. Currently MRF is an active participant in the ultra competitive FIA European Rally Championship ( ERC). Cricket is the pulse of India and MRF has a long-standing association with cricket. In 1987, the MRF Pace Foundation was set-up to discover, hone and craft pace bowlers who can play for India. Since then 24 pace bowlers who have trained at the MRF Pace Foundation have gone on to represent India. MRFs passion for cricket grew stronger with MRF becoming one of the global partners of the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2015. In 2019, MRF extended its global partnership with the ICC, which will culminate with the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023.
