CEAT’s Chennai Plant Joins WEF Global Lighthouse Network: A Benchmark in Advanced Digital Manufacturing
City Air News
Jan 24, 2025 06:58
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Bengaluru, January 24, 2025: CEAT, a leading Indian tyre manufacturer, has attained a significant milestone with its Chennai plant being recognised as part of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Lighthouse Network. CEAT is the first tyre brand in the world to have received this prestigious honour. The Chennai plant’s inclusion in the Global Lighthouse Network builds on the success of CEAT’s Halol facility, which was the first tyre facility in the world to be inducted. This recognition, marking CEAT’s second facility to achieve such distinction, underscores the company’s commitment in institutionalising cutting-edge Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies at scale to achieve unparalleled advancements.
Speaking on the achievement, Anant Goenka, Vice Chairman, RPG Group, said, “The recognition of our Chennai plant as a WEF Lighthouse is a remarkable milestone for CEAT, marking our second facility to join this prestigious network. The deployment of advanced digital solutions has improved dispatch turn around by 54% and labour productivity by 25%. This underscores our continued commitment to leveraging digital transformation to drive operational excellence, sustainability, and innovation across our manufacturing units.”
