traded as bse 500290 nse mrf isin ine883a01011 industry tyres rubber products founded tiruvottiyur madras tamil nadu india 1946 ; 70 years ago 1946 founder k. m. mammen mappillai headquarters chennai tamil nadu india key people k.m.mammen chairman & md products tyres toys sports equipment conveyor belt paints coats revenue 13 444.75 crore us 2.0 billion 2013 operating income 13 482.15 crore us 2.0 billion 2013 profit 802.21 crore us 120 million 2013 total assets 5 834.14 crore us 870 million 2013 total equity 3 645.14 crore us 540 million 2013 number of employees 15 494 2011 website www.mrftyres.com madras rubber factory limited commonly known by the abbreviation mrf is an indian multinational and the largest manufacturer of tyres in india . 1 it is headquartered in chennai india . 2 the company manufactures rubber products including tyres treads tubes and conveyor belts paints and toys . 3 mrf also runs the mrf pace foundation chennai and mrf challenge in motorsport . contents 1 history 2 products 3 manufacturing facilities 4 funskool 5 motorsports 5.1 mrf racing 5.2 mrf rally team 5.3 mrf motocross 5.4 mrf karting 6 cricket 6.1 mrf pace foundation 6.2 sponsorships and endorsements 7 awards and recognition 8 references 9 external links history edit madras rubber factory was started by k. m. mammen mappillai as a toy balloon manufacturing unit in 1946 at tiruvottiyur madras now chennai . in 1952 the company ventured into the manufacture of tread rubber . 2 madras rubber factory limited was incorporated as a private company in november 1960 and ventured into manufacture of tyres in partnership with mansfield tire & rubber company based in ohio united states . 1 the company went public on 1 april 1961 and an office was established in beirut lebanon to develop the export market in 1964 and its current logo of the muscleman was born . 1 in 1967 it became the first indian company to export tyres to usa . 4 in 1973 mrf started manufacturing nylon tyres for the first time . the company entered into with a technical know how collaboration with b.f. goodrich in 1978 . 5 the mansfield tire & rubber co sold out is share in 1979 and the name of the company was changed to mrf ltd in the year . the company finalized a technical collaboration agreement with marangoni trs spa italy for the manufacture of pre cured tread rubber for retreading industry . mrf tyres supplied tyres to maruti 800 india s first modern small car . 1 in 1989 the company collaborated with hasbro international united states the world s largest toy maker and launched funskool india . also they entered into a pact with vapocure of australia to manufacture polyurethane paint formulations and with italian tyre manufacturer pirelli for conveyor and elevator belt manufacture . 5 during the year 2004 05 the product range of the company expanded with go kart & rally tyres and tyres for two three wheelers . products edit tyres tyre manufactures various tyres for passenger cars two wheelers trucks buses tractors light commercial vehicles and off the road tyres . 3 the major products include mrf nylogrip for bikes mrf zvts and mrf wanderers for cars and suvs mrf meteor all terrain tyres mrf steel muscle for trucks and buses . 5 conveyor belting manufactures its in house brand of muscleflex conveyor belts . 5 pretreads mrf has the most advanced precured retreading system in india . mrf forayed into retreading in 1970 and manufuctures pretreads for tyres . 5 paints manufactures polyurethane paint formulations and coats used in automotive decorative and industrial applications . 3 manufacturing facilities edit the company has manufacturing facilities for tyres at kottayam in kerala puduchery arakonam and perambalur in tamil nadu medak in telangana . 5 the company manufactures toys at its facility in goa . the paints and coats are manufactured at two facilities in chennai tamil nadu . 6 funskool edit main article funskool funskool india was established in 1987 in colloboration with hasbro toys usa . funskool manufactures and markets toys board games among others . it has a manufacturing facility in goa india . the company has manufacturing licenses for toys and games from disney warner brothers rummikub dora and iit bombay . funskool also has partnerships with renowned toy brands hasbro lego hornby ravensburger tomy toys leap frog siku jumbo and new bright for manufacture and marketing in india . 7 motorsports edit mrf racing edit mrf built is first formula 3 car in 1997 . 8 mrf in collaboration with maruti established the formula maruti racing a single seater open wheel class motorsport racing event for race cars made in india . 1 mrf challenge is a formula 2000 open wheel motorsport formula based series organized by madras motor sports club in association with mrf . the latest season consisted of races organized at madras motor racing track chennai bahrain international circuit losail international circuit doha and buddh international circuit noida . freddie hunt son of 1976 formula one champion james hunt and mathias lauda son of 1975 1977 and 1984 formula one champion niki lauda both competed in the series . 9 mrf has sponsored indian racing drivers including narain karthikeyan karun chandok ashwin sundar n. leelakrishnan and raj bharath . mrf rally team edit mrf have also been a long running sponsor of mrf rally team participating in asia pacific rally championship and indian national rally championship . associating with czech car manufacturer koda mrf skoda is the three time reigning champion in asia pacific rally championship with chris atkinson winning in 2012 gaurav gill in 2013 and jan kopeck in 2014 . 10 mrf also participates in raid de himalaya the world s highest rally . 11 mrf motocross edit mrf promotes a national motocoss championship a form of all terrain two wheeler racing held on enclosed off road circuits annually across several cities . 8 mrf karting edit mrf sponsors major karting championships in india . mrf is the first indian tyre company to develop fia approved karting tyres . 8 cricket edit mrf pace foundation edit main article mrf pace foundation mrf pace foundation is a coaching clinic for training fast bowlers established by mrf with the help of former australian pace spearhead dennis lillee in chennai india . through this program young aspiring fast bowlers are trained in a special facility . fast bowlers who trained with foundation and went on to represent the indian cricket team include javagal srinath irfan pathan munaf patel venkatesh prasad r. p. singh zaheer khan and s sreesanth . besides indian players foreign players like chaminda vaas henry olonga heath streak and australian fast bowlers glenn mcgrath mitchell johnson and brett lee have also trained at the foundation . sachin tendulkar in his early days trained in the mrf pace foundation to become a fast bowler . glenn mcgrath was appointed director of the foundation on 2 september 2012 replacing dennis lillee who has held the post since its inception in 1987 . 12 sponsorships and endorsements edit mrf was the bat sponsor of famous batsmen including brian lara sachin tendulkar and steve waugh . 13 mrf is currently the bat sponsor of indian batsmen shikhar dhawan and virat kohli . 14 at ipl 2010 mrf sponsored moored balloons floating above the cricket grounds with a high definition camera recording live actions of the cricket match . mrf joined as a global partner of international cricket council for 2015 cricket world cup . 15 awards and recognition edit mrf won the jd power award for the record 11th time in 2014 . the award is widely considered by peers to be the automotive equivalent of the oscar and is the highest recognition in the automobile industry . 16 the company has won several awards and accolades including the all india rubber industries association s airia award for highest export awards auto tyre sector top export award from chemicals & allied products export promotion council capexil for 2009 10 . in 2014 mrf was ranked 48th among india s most trusted brands according to the brand trust report a study conducted by trust research advisory . 17 references edit a b c d e mrf limited . ndtv . 14 february 2015 . a b mrf overview . 14 february 2015 . a b c company profile mrf . reuters . 14 february 2015 . time line and milestones mrf tyres 1946 1970 . mrf tyres website . mrf tyres . retrieved 12 august 2015 . a b c d e f company background mrf . 14 february 2015 . mrf paints and coats . funskool india . 14 february 2015 . a b c mrf sports . simmons marcus 15 july 2014 . the sons of james hunt and niki lauda to race in mrf series . autosport . haymarket publications . retrieved 15 august 2014 . kopecky wins wrc for mrf . rally.com . raid de himalaya 2009 from october 5 2009 . north india times . 2009 09 02 . retrieved 2010 03 30 . mcgrath takes charge of mrf pace foundation . espncricinfo . sachin s innings with mrf ends . the hindu . even i am guilty of getting carried away but sachin has stayed grounded . indian express . http www.zigwheels.com news features news mrf becomes global partner for icc cricket world cup 2015 20446 mrf becomes global partner for icc check url value help . zigwheels . mrf gets jd power award for 10th time . times of india . india s most trusted brands . external links edit mrf tyres retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mrf company & oldid 738221539 categories economy of chennaimanufacturing companies based in chennaicricket equipment manufacturerstyre manufacturing companies of indiacompanies established in 19461946 establishments in indiaindian brandshidden categories pages with url errorsuse indian english from june 2015all wikipedia articles written in indian englishuse dmy dates from january 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent 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