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Rajmahaal to Open Three
Retreading Plants in JV with
Jharkhand Retreader Plans Second Plant in Odisha
Classic Rubber
Coimbatore based retreading equipment maker Rajmahaal is planning to open three retreading plants in a joint venture with Delhi based Classic Rubber Co., a manufacturer and exporter of tyre repair patches and bonding gum under the ‘Galaxy’ brand name. “The plants would come-up in the
retreading plant. The unit would cover a 200 km territor y within Western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The company would also provide the service of collecting and delivering tyres from the customer’s doorstep.
The equipment from Rajmahaal’s Coimbatore based facility has
Jamshedpur based Treadsdirect franchisee Maha Laxmi Tyre Service, is planning to build a second production unit in Odisha (Orissa). The company is one of the major retreaders in the Eastern Indian state of Jharkhand and has been in the business for the last 25 years. “Our second plant in Odisha is likely to be set-up in a district called Jajpur in Eastern coastal state of Odisha near Kalinga in the next 6-8 months,” informed Abhimanyu Menon, Manager- Operations, Maha Laxmi Tyre Service. Jajpur is a historic place of pilgrimage.
On the reason for choosing Jajpur as a location for the new plant, Menon explained, “Tata Steel is setting up a 6 million tonnes per annum capacity integrated steel plant in the K alinganagar Industrial Complex in Jajpur, and the first
The plant would source equipment and rubber from Treadsdirect as does the first plant in Jharkhand. “The initial production of the plant would be pegged at 150 tyres per month and increase later depending on the market,” Menon stated.
The firm is also planning to modernise the Jamshedpur plant to gear up to handle the radial market, which is picking-up volume in the country. “We are doing nylon as well as radial. Currently, nylon volume is more but radials are fast gaining ground in the Indian market. Therefore, we have to modernise the plant to meet the rising radial market,” Menon stated.
The retreader plans to have a modern plant with a complete monorail system. “Currently, our volumes are low at around 400
Rajendran, MD, Rajmahaal Tyre Equipments Pvt Ltd
Abhimanyu Menon, Manager-Operations, Maha Laxmi Tyre Service
Delhi region and both partners would have equal equity in the plant,” informed Rajendran, MD, Rajmahaal Tyre Equipments Pvt Ltd.
The first of the plants is expected to be commercially operational by
already arrived and been installed, and trial production has started. In order to further strengthen the relationship, Rajmahaal plans to set up two further plants. “These are likely to be operational by the end of 2015,” said Rajendran.
Amit Agarwal & Mukesh Agarwal of Classic Rubber Co
the end of July or the beginning of August from rented premises in Greater Noida in the district of Ghaziabad near Delhi. “Initially, the upcoming Noida plant will have the capacity to retread 1,000 TBR tyres per month, with a gradual increase depending on the demand from the market,” said Amit Agarwal of Classic Rubber Co. Greater Noida is major industrial hub in Northern India and is an ideal location for a
He further emphasised, “The move is mutually beneficial as the plant would use our equipment and we would get a firm foothold in the Northern market, while our partner is manufacturing raw material and keen to get into the retreading business. Joining together would usher in a new beginning for us.”
CIO Tyre to Introduce Preventive Tyre Maintenance
phase of the plant will be commissioned soon. The plant is likely to kick-start economic activity in the region and also bring in trucking movements in the region, which should also benefit the retreading industry.”
tyres per month, but once the market picks up, we will modernise the plant machiner y. We expect to see an improvement in the market within the next 12 months,” he said.
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An industry leader in retreading ‘Off the Road’ tyres is gearing up to introduce preventive tyre maintenance among its clientele in the mining and trucking sector. Tyre maintenance at customer sites is a next step which involves complete tyre care such as monitoring pressures, tread conditions, sidewall conditions, bead conditions, casing
conditions etc. “We have already filed the tenders with government agencies and mining companies, and it would take almost 6-8 months before it gets into practice,” explained Vinod Menon, GM, CIO Tyres at Tyrexpo India in Chennai. Companies would have to pay for this service on a cost per hour basis. The company says it has given