This news was disclosed by regional government officials, who added that most of the 140-hectares of land required for the Rs9 billion (£112 million) facility in the district of Perambalur had already been acquired and construction work on a new Rs250 million (£3.1 million) ring road connecting with the plant would begin within six months. MRF has previously stated that much output from this new facility would be earmarked for export markets. (Tyres & Accessories/Staffordshire, U.K.)