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JK OPENS FIRST RETREAD CENTRE IN MANIPUR Imphal Tyre Remould has emerged as the first JK Retread Center in the North-Eastern part of India. Based in Im- phal, the capital of the North Eastern State of Manipur, the retreader became a JKRC centre during September last year. The company has invested in new machinery as a pre-re- quisite for JKRC accreditation and installed a 5-tyre auto- clave along with the rest of the machinery. “Currently, we are maintaining an average production of about 300 tyres each month, retreading truck and LCV tyres,” informed Suresh Raj Kumar of Imphal Tyre Remould. On the scope of retreading in the state, Kumar said, “Re- treading has lot of scope as all supplies in the state are transported by trucks and LCVs due to the fact that there is currently no railway network here. The state is 100% dependent on trucks for all its logistics requirements.” However, Indian railways is now constructing a line be- tween Imphal and Jiribam, which is expected to be com- pleted by 2025. “The retreading industry will continue to do well until the train comes,” said Kumar. “It will then be seen how the impact will be on life in Manipur.” Imphal is quite a developed market for retreading wi- th almost all the major Indian brands having a cus- tomer base in the state capital. “The Imphal mar- ket is worth between 2,000 to 2,500 retreads per month,” he said. Imphal ha a number of retreaders from the so-called organised sector, representing brands like Apollo, Elgi, MRF, JK and Indag, who has four customers alone. Suresh Raj Kumar of Imphal Tyre Remould The owner of Imphal Tyre Remould says he has plans to set-up a retread site in the North towards the Chin Hi- ll region, probably during 2024, as that area is still un- tapped by the retreading sector. Chin Hill is a range of mountains in Chin State (Northwest Myanmar) that ex- tends northwards into India’s Manipur state. LATEST NEWS - INDIA SPRING CAMPAIGN 2023 M 2023 30 0 Euro N S R www.neroforce.com
