Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association
Tyre demand positive after GST cut, says MRF V-C & MD Arun Mammen
MRF vice-chairman Arun Mammen on GST-led demand revival, natural rubber challenges, EV-driven tyre innovation and how currency swings are reshaping the tyre industry
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Tyre prices set to increase again in Q2 as raw material costs soar
Industry experts predict that raw material prices will rise by another 5-6 per cent in the next quarter, although there is hope for stabilisation or even a softening by the third quarter
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Five Indian tyre makers ranked among global top 30 manufacturers: Report
Five Indian companies featured among the top 30 tyre manufacturers globally, according to a report by Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association (ATMA). In the 'Tire Business Magazine's 38th Global Tire Report' by ATMA based on revenue in 2022, Apollo, MRF, JK Tyre, CEAT, and Balkrishna Industries (BKT) from India featured in the top 30 list. As per the report, Apollo is at the 13th position and MRF at the 14th, JK Tyre at 19th, CEAT at 22nd and BKT at 27th in the top 30 list. Michelin, Bridgestone, Goodyear, and Continental continue to occupy the top four spots, the report said. "For quite a few years, we had only three Indian companies in the top 30. CEAT made an entry in the coveted list a couple of years ago and now BKT also finds a pride of place," ATMA Director General Rajiv Budhraja said in a statement. ATMA said in the last 10 years, Apollo has moved up four places, while JK Tyre has advanced six places. On the other hand, CEAT moved up 13 places, while off-road major BKT
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CCI says SC dismissed tyre companies' appeals against its order
In August 2018, the watchdog had imposed a total fine of more than Rs 1,788 crore on Apollo Tyres, MRF, CEAT, Birla Tyres, JK Tyre and Industries and Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA)
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Rs 1,100 crore push for rubber plantation in northeast India
Industry body ATMA will invest Rs 1,100 crore to undertake rubber plantation in additional 2,00,000 hectares of land in northeast India in the next five years
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Carbon black shortage forcing tyre factory shutdowns, says ATMA
According to ATMA, the tyre industry is left with no other choice but to import carbon black to meet the domestic deficit
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