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one of the biggest retreading companies in Poland,” claimed Michal. He further stressed, “We are targeting the same market segment that is looking for cheap Chinese tyres but our products are
superior quality European tyres that are a third of the price of new tyres.” Profil has clientele throughout the world including Europe, the CIS countries, Mexico and Iraq.
Commenting on the Indian market, Michal said, “India is a huge market and it could be a good market for us in the future.”
Pawel Sliwa and Michal Zygmunt of Profil
heavy duty inspection spreader and it can handle from 12” to 24” size tyres,” Rajendran explained. The inspection spreader is designed for super single tyres in size 385/65 R 22.5, which is expected to become
popular in the markets of the Middle East and Africa. This inspection spreader can be optionally attached to a nail hole detector for radial tyres.
RTPL has four manufacturing units in Coimbatore making a range of retreading equipment, with a particular strength in autoclaves. The company has recently made
a range of dual operation autoclaves available in steam and electrical versions. The steam operated chamber is designed for three operating shifts compared to a normal chamber operating two shifts. “The new chamber has a pre-heating time of only twelve minutes compared to a normal chamber taking one hour forty minutes, reducing the power consumption by 40 per cent. We have already supplied this chamber to Michelin approved TVS retreading
outlets,” informed Suresh, technical director with RTPL
RTPL has also been distributing MAE envelopes and B&J products in the Indian market for the past four years. In addition, the company also markets the Matteuzzi range of retreading equipment in India.
Profil Looking for Retreaded Car and Light Truck Tyre Importers in India
With retreading getting popular in India, the country offers a lot of opportunities to grow in all automobile tyre segments. As a result, Poland based car and light truck tyre retreader Profil is now looking for tyre importers in India. “We are exploring the Indian market for retreaded car and light truck tyres and this is reason for participating at Tyrexpo India,” said Michal Zygmunt of Profil on their stand at the exhibition.
Profil’s retreading plant located in the South of Poland retreads around 20,000 car tyres every month. “We are