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plant,” said Sanghi. According to manufacturing precure tread also Sanghi, Tyresoles might use the at a later stage.
Mangalore plant for
Karan Sanghi (Centre Right), Managing Director, Tyresoles
Steinbichler initially opened its India office in Bangalore 5 years ago. “We opened a representative office in India as we have long term commitment with this country,” said Goldmann.“We are anticipating massive changes in the Indian tyre and retreading industry in the next few years.”
Steinbichler is currently focusing on promoting the range which offers the best value and price ratio proposition to Indian customers. It plans to market equipment like the INTACT 30 Shearography machine and V20 for the retreading industry launched only last year at the Essen show.
The Intact V20 is aimed at retreading plants with small production quantities, test laboratories and tyre development units, whilst the Intact 30 has
been developed especially for the testing of passenger car, light truck and medium truck tyres and carcasses in high production new tyre manufacturing and retreading plants. Including loading and unloading, the machine offers a cycle time of 30 seconds for the complete inspection of the tyre tread and shoulder area. Steninbichler believes that the Indian market is developing but needs some more time to mature before the company can make major headway in the market. “The Indian tyre and rubber industry has started realising that it needs to invest for the long term,” said Goldmann, who is a regular visitor to Indian tyre and rubber shows to promote Steinbichler equipment.
Tyresoles Enters
Burmese Market
India’s tyre retreading major Tyresoles has announced that it is entering the Burmese market by setting-up a retreading facility in Rangoon for a local partner. “The Burmese company approached us with regards to setting-up a tyre retreading unit. We are only providing the technology to the local company,” said Karan Sanghi, Managing Director, Tyresoles. Burma has 4-5 retreading plants in Mandalay and Rangoon and few more in the other parts of the country. When asked, if the company has plans to set-up joint-venture plants with local partners as it is doing in India, Sanghi said, “We are evaluating that option also but it depends upon how the market is in Burma. If it develops well for us, we may enter at some later stage,” Sanghi clarified. Meanwhile, the company is fast increasing its influence in the Indian market. Tyresoles, known more for the retreading of tyres by the precure process, has recently started producing conventional treads in a joint venture. “We have set-up a majority venture in Mangalore with a local partner and have started manufacturing camelback,” informed Sanghi
The move represents Tyresoles first entry into the manufacture of tread rubber. “If things work out as desired, we may start producing a precure version also,” Sanghi said. The plant, located at the Beikampady Industrial Area in Mangalore, manufactures around 150 tonnes per month. The company plans to use the tread for its own plants only at present with all kinds of options open for the future. “Currently, the tread making plant would feed our own requirement. Later, however, it could also be used to supply the local market as well as exporting to the upcoming Burma