GRI was recognized as the Best Exporter of Rubber Products at the Presidential Export Awards for the second consecutive year at a distinguished event held recently in Sri Lanka.In the true spirit of entrepreneurship, Global RubberIndustries (GRI) continues to push the envelope across its global markets notwithstanding the challenges posed by the unprecedented crisis that we witnessed in real
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GRI plants 450 rubber trees as we launch our “Greening Our Planet” initiative GRI has always prioritized social and environmental sustainability and takes the long view, looking beyond the obvious horizon. October 8th, 2021, marked a very important day in GRI’s green leadership as it launched its “Greening Our Planet” initiative by planting 450 rubber trees in the natural rubber estates
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GRI Launches its Most Environmentally Friendly Tire – The ULTIMATE GREEN XT GRI reaffirmed its commitment to protecting our planet by launching the ULTIMATE GREEN XT, one of the most environmentally friendly materials handling solid tires in the world. “Environmentally sustainable growth is our strategy today and for generations to come. We work towards this goal through the way
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Sustainability is at the core of GRI, as such green manufacturing is a priority for the company. Mr. Ananda Caldera, ExecutiveDirector of GRI, speaks about the many initiatives taken by GRI to ensure green processes in manufacturing, where waste materials are recycled and used productively. Waste material to generate thermal energy“The tire industry is one of the highest
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Sri Lankan natural rubber is the key raw material used in GRI tires. Thus, natural rubber farmers are important stakeholders in the GRI ecosystem. This ecosystem focuses on sustainability and aims to inspire the farming communities by recognizing their work as well as providing knowledge and skills for their development and optimizing the yields from their natural rubber farms. 
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GRI has designed and developed a special material handling solid tires to operate indoors and outdoors on snowy terrain. ThePEAKMASTER SNOW has proven to be an invaluable tire that provides operational excellence in low temperatures and under harsh winter weather conditions. Reflecting GRI’s innovation and engineering ingenuity, the PEAKMASTER SNOW was developed listening to very special customer needs and
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In 2018GRI entered the US market adopting a hands-on approach to expanding its business in the agricultural tire segment by working with the wholesale and retail tire dealer, Dunlap & Kyle. Mr. Rick Harris, Regional Manager of GRIUS, joins us in this segment to share his experiences. At the inception, developing an unknown brand with an incomplete line
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June 30, 2021, Colombo, Sri Lanka: With increasing demand in the agricultural and construction tire segments, GRI introduced new tire sizes and patterns recently to cater to the growing requirements of their global customers. In the agricultural tire segment, GREEN XLR 95, which is a radial tire for row crop and spraying applications was introduced in the new size 230/95R32. The tire
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June 21, 2021. Colombo, Sri Lanka: The second phase expansion of GRI’s production facility which began in January 2021is progressing well despite the challenges posed by the current lockdown in Sri Lanka. The new and advanced specialty tire manufacturing plant is being built next to GRI’s current facility with a total investment of USD 100 million. The aim is
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As a responsible company, GRI has always recognized the importance of giving back to the country and its people. Historically GRI has focused on the ecosystem that it works within. However, when the nation requires assistance, the company does not hesitate to extend its support. As Mr. Prabhash Subasinghe, Managing Director, GRI says “It is ingrained in our DNA as
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In September 2020, GRI announced its new mixing facility in the Mirigama Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) in Sri Lanka to meet the global demand for its tires. The new mixing plant is poised to quadruple GRIs current capacity of 50 – 60 metric tonnes per day to 200 tonnes per day.“We are pleased to announce that GRI is
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GRI is on a continuous journey to strengthen its natural rubber farmer base as well as support the growth of farmer communities through its GREEN X Circle initiative. Monaragala District in Sri Lanka is one of the prime rubber-producing areas in the country. Thus, to enhance collaboration and connection while focusing on sustainability principles, GRI opened its latest rubber
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