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Shan Subenthiran, Director, Northern Industries Pvt Ltd
During the pre-civil war era, the company sent vehicles to collect and deliver tyres. “We are planning to restart the service to increase volumes. Modernisation of the plant is also due and the purpose of visiting Tyrexpo India is to search for suitable plant and machinery,” Shan said.
The Jaffna plant started way back in
right equipment at the show. Our emphasis is on buying equipment that involves less manpower,” he said.
1963 and catered to the whole Northern Province, but it was closed in 1990 after the outbreak of civil war. “The plant was again revived in 2008- 09. We struggled for the first few years with my sister running the show and myself living in the UK. But now production is coming back on track with the business activities picking up in the region,” said Shan.
Northern Industries sources 'Kooltread' rubber from Treadsdirect and operates with two 4 and 8 tyre autoclaves. “We have sourced the autoclaves from India but the bigger eight tyre chamber was damaged in the shipping. We are also in touch with the Indian company that supplied the autoclave, based in Coimbatore, which would soon send its technical people to rectify the fault and install the chamber. Once the eight tyre chamber starts operation, the production is likely to be increased,” believes Shan.
Mahalakshmi Tyre Remolding and retreads 800 tyres every month.
“We bought the Mumbai based plant around three months back. Now we are planning to expand the acquired plant but space is a constraint at the existing site,” said Moni Enose of Mahalakshmi Tyre Remolding.
The plant cannot be expanded at the present location, therefore, the unit is likely to be shifted to the new site in the next six months. “Considering the size of the Mumbai market, we are targeting 3,000 tyres per month production and around 100 tyres each day,” claimed Moni at the Tyrexpo India show in Chennai.
With increasing competition, the firm believes that it may take some time to reach the targeted figure. “We are not setting any time frame to achieve the 3,000 unit mark but we hope to reach the magical number in the next few years as Mumbai is a good market. Presently, the market is slow and is taking some time to pick-up,”
he said.
The company, which sources tread rubber from Teesons and JK Tyres, plans to get into the retreading of tractor tyres at its mother plant in Kolhapur. “We are looking for the
Apollo Tyres to Open 5th ARZ in Pune
Unipatch Launch ‘Cured
on Gum Technology’ in India
Indian tyre major Apollo Tyres Ltd has further developed its plans to set up 10 branded retreading outlets in different parts of the country with the
The company inaugurated its
3rd Apollo Retread Zone (ARZ) in Mumbai in early April this year. The outlet opened in Turbhe, Navi Mumbai with the objective of providing quality retreading service to truck-bus customers and fleet owners. The fourth franchisee opened in Manipal, around 60 km from Mangalore in the Southern Indian state of Karnataka in July. “The Mangalore Retread Zone will retread 300 tyres initially,” said Roy. The plant will retread all kinds of tyres including TBR and LCV tyres, and the production will gradually go up to 500 tyres per month,” he added. Commenting on the company’s franchisee network in the retreading sector, Roy said, “The idea is to provide a 360 degree solution to our customers, which includes everything from buying tyres to retreading and end of life solutions.”
With the opening of the fifth plant the total retreading capacity will reach to 1,700 tyres per month. “With five more Retread Zones to be opened by the end of 2015, the production capacity would touch 3,000 units,” Roy stated.
Apollo Tyres started with ARZ network in 2014; the first two outlets were opened in Jaipur and Chennai.
Unipatch Rubber has announced the launch of its ‘Cured on Gum Technology’ (COG) for the Indian market. The product was launched in the international market around 3-4 years ago and received an enthusiastic response. “We are now launching the product in India for tyre repairs,” said Kunal Chaudhry, GM (Export & Strategic Planning), Omnipatch Rubber Limited.
Unipatch Rubber Ltd. was established in 1983 as a Joint-Venture between the business house of Khemka’s, New Delhi (India) and Tech International Inc, Ohio (USA), a global leader in tyre and tube repairs.
Highlighting the salient features of the product, Kunal claimed, “It has longer shelf life, a stronger bond with the tyre and is heat resistant as well as being cost effective.” The company is launching the product on a pan- Indian basis through its strong distribution network.
The product has been fine tuned for Indian conditions, “We have customised the product with local
conditions in mind as the road infrastructure is not good here,” he said.
UniPatch is India’s first and only ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer and supplier of tyre and tube repair patches, solvents and adhesives, retreading materials, allied tools and accessories, curing bags, envelopes, tubes and flaps.
The product is being produced in Unipatch’s two plants in Gwalior and Nalagarh. The company has three manufacturing plants in Bhiwadi (Rajasthan), Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) and Nalagarh (Himachal Pradesh).
Meanwhile, Unipatch is looking at aggressive growth and has planned a series of product launches in the domestic and export market. “We will further widen our portfolio in the tyre patches,” Kunal stated. The Khemka Group subsidiary is a market leader in tube repair patches. The company registered turnover of around £14 million in the last fiscal year.
news that the fifth Apollo Retread Zone will be set up in Pune in the Western Indian State of Maharashtra. “The next plant will be opened in Pune, regarded as one of the major auto hubs of the country and is likely to be inaugurated at the end of August. This plant will have one eight tyre autoclave with a top capacity of 350 tyres per month,” said Goutam Roy, Division Head, Retreading Business, Apollo Tyres Ltd at Tyrexpo India in Chennai.
Kunal Chaudhry, GM (Export & Strategic Planning), Omnipatch Rubber Limited
Kolhapur Retreader Acquires Plant in Mumbai
A retreader based in Kolhapur in the Western Indian State of Maharashtra has recently bought a retreading plant
in Mumbai, making around 350 tyres each month. The mother plant in Kolhapur operates under the name of
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Moni Enose of Mahalakshmi Tyre Remolding
Goutam Roy, Division Head, Retreading Business, Apollo Tyres Ltd