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Gaurav Gupta of Gupta Tyre Retreading
tyres.
The company used to source rubber from a local tread manufacturer but two months back put up a complete tread making unit by investing INR 40 Lakh by installing a kneader, mixing mill, extruder, calendar, cooling drum line and a complete laboratory. “Currently, we feed only our own retreading operation, but in the future, we are open to supplying in the open market,” said Gupta.
Gupta initially plans to target state transport companies that have their own retreading plant but sourcing retread from outside.
However, state transport companies are regarded as a highly price sensitive segment. “We are aware of their price sensitivity and we know how to handle them on price points,” he quipped.
The company will expand plant capacity by another 25 tonnes in the next six months to cater to the state transport companies. “We will first target the Haryana state transport company followed by the other states in Northern India,” he said.
leftovers,” D’Egidio explained. Marigo has recently also launched a power press at a ver y competitive price. “We have launched a power press for conventional retreading for the price sensitive market, incorporating features of our premium range but which consumes less power.” The price difference compared to the top model is about 30 per cent.
He further stressed, “We also have a range of precure retreading products at Indian prices with Italian quality.”
Commenting on the potential of
the Indian market, he stated, “This market has become interesting for us as radials are increasing their share in the Indian market. We strongly believe it has potential to grow at a much faster pace in the next few years.” The company says it can supply equipment to Indian specifications.
Marigo manufactures an extensive range of equipment including presses, moulds, bead plates, and inspection spreaders from motorcycle to OTR tyres.
tyres, started producing tread rubber about two months back at a separate plant in Hodal (in the North Indian state of Haryana near Delhi) about 100 km from Delhi. “We have been retreading largely JCB and tractor tyres for the last 30 years, we also retread truck tyres but their volumes are merely 10 per cent of the total production,” said Gaurav Gupta of Gupta Tyre Retreading. Hodal is surrounded by agricultural areas, a reason why the majority of retreading at the plant is of bigger
Apollo Retread Zone Strength to Cross 50 by End 2017
Apollo Tyres is focusing on increasing its franchisee network strength in the Golden Quadrilateral and East West Corridor regions covering various states in different parts of India. “Currently, we have 21 Apollo Retread Zone sites and are targeting 30 more by the end of 2017,” informed Gautam
to hike the tread rubber making capacity at the Kerala based Kalamassery plant. “We now have the capacity to manufacture 500 tonnes of tread rubber and 100 tonnes of bonding gum each month, and the plant is running up to the capacity,” he claimed.
Apollo is also focusing on good
Gautam Roy, Divisional Head, Retreading, Apollo Tyres
Marigo Scouting for Agents and Distributors in Indian Market
Italian tyre retreading equipment manufacturer Marigo was participating for the first time at
Tyrexpo India. The Montesilvano- based equipment maker was keen to push its range in the Indian
market. “We have not yet supplied to the Indian market, and we are looking for sales agents and distributors in multiple locations in the country,” said Giampiero D’Egidio of Marigo. Exhibiting jointly with another Italian firm, Salvadori, Marigo was keen on marketing new equipment such as its recently launched splicing press for precure treads. “The splicing press allows retreaders to splice pieces of scrap tread rubber, allowing the retreader to minimise waste and
Giampiero D’Egidio of Marigo
Roy, Divisional Head, Retreading, Apollo Tyres.
The Golden Quadrilateral is a network of highways connecting India's four top metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata forming a quadrilateral. The largest highway project in India, the Golden Quadrilateral project was launched in 2001 as part of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP). Once the number of Apollo Retread Zone outlets has crossed the 50 mark, the plan is
fleets and retreaders, who could become their partners. “We are more keen on normal load customers as our objective is to enhance tyre life and provide a 360 degree solution to our customers,” he emphasised.
On commencing the export of tread rubber, he said, “We are looking at exports also, as we have not been so active in that area. We are sure to start exports to neighbouring countries by the end of this year.”
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