ATMA Archive

Rubber skill development centre soon

Posted on June 26, 2012 | No Comments
The skill development joint venture between National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) to develop skilled manpower for the rubber industry is expected to...
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Apollo Tyres, CEAT under pressure as companies may face CCI ruling on price-fixing

Posted on June 21, 2012 | No Comments
Tyre stocks like Apollo Tyres and CEAT could come under pressure on worries the Competition Commission of India would rule against the industry over alleged price fixing, traders say. via...
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Radialisation part VIII: ATMA: “The Daimler choice speaks volumes about the quality of Indian tyres” Mr. Rajiv Budhraja, Director General

Posted on May 18, 2012 | No Comments
Find here our Special Issue on Radialisation in India! This interview is the eighth article coming from our first special issue. A dozen articles and interviews regarding radialisation in India...
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Allow more duty-free imports of NR to meet demand

Posted on May 2, 2012 | No Comments
With the demand for natural rubber (NR) rising steadily against the production, the rubber industry is actively collaborating with the Rubber Board to increase NR production and on other issues...
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Natural rubber imports at record high in 2011-12

Posted on April 27, 2012 | No Comments
Natural rubber (NR) imports reached an all-time high of 205,050 tonnes in 2011-12, up nine per cent over the previous financial year. via Natural rubber imports at record high in...
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Rubber Board plans quality campaign for growers

Posted on April 12, 2012 | No Comments
The Rubber Board is organising an awareness campaign for the small and marginal rubber growers to improve the quality of sheet rubber. The programme, , in co-operation with Automotive Tyre...
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Rubber industry skill council formed

Posted on March 27, 2012 | No Comments
In a development that holds much significance for the Rs 50000-crore rubber industry in India, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and industry body All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA)...
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Tyre makers seek duty free import of 1 lakh tonne rubber

Posted on February 6, 2012 | No Comments
“The tyre Industry has passed through an extremely difficult phase of continuous and significant increase in the price of natural rubber and other key raw materials. Since raw materials account...
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Tyre industry asks for duty free import of natural rubber

Posted on February 3, 2012 | No Comments
The tyre industry has asked for duty free import of one lakh tonnes of natural rubber to bridge the gap between domestic production and consumption, in the pre-budget memorandum. via...
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Industry asks FMC to put rubber futures on hold

Posted on November 17, 2011 | No Comments
Thiruvananthapuram: Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) and All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) have asked for immediate temporary suspension of futures trading in natural rubber (NR). The consuming industry has...
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Tyre exports up 30% in Apr-Sept

Posted on November 15, 2011 | No Comments
Despite the global economic slowdown, tyre exports from India increased 30 per cent in the first half (H1) of the current financial year, according to the latest data by the...
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“Michelin facility and other investments will make Chennai a global autohub: Kurian Abraham, Dhanam Publications”

Posted on October 4, 2011 | No Comments
Find here our Special Issue on Radialisation in India! India Transport Portal: A few weeks ago, Neeraj Kanwar (chairman, ATMA) said in the Financial Express that the higher price of...
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‘Softening of rubber prices might provide temporary succor’

Posted on August 17, 2011 | No Comments
“Since the gap between domestic rubber production and consumption is widening, we do not foresee any significant reduction in prices”, says Mr Rajiv Budhraja, Director-General, Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association. In...
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Dumping duty goes on tyres from China, Thailand

Posted on August 11, 2011 | No Comments
Truck and bus tyres imported from China and Thailand have been rid of additional Customs levies. In a major relief to user industries, a three-member Bench of the Customs, Excise...
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NEERAJ KANWAR Chairman, ATMA: “Import of natural rubber only option in near term”

Posted on July 27, 2011 | No Comments
The raw material component of tyre industry estimated to be around R30,000 crore accounts for 70% of total cost of production. The industry has been pleading for increasing the availability...
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India Transport Portal Newsletter – July, 2011

Posted on July 15, 2011 | No Comments
India Transport Portal Newsletter – July, 2011
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India Transport Portal Newsletter – June, 2011

Posted on June 3, 2011 | No Comments
India Transport Portal Newsletter – June, 2011
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India Transport Portal Newsletter – May, 2011

Posted on May 15, 2011 | No Comments
India Transport Portal Newsletter – May, 2011
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Budget 2011: ATMA demands increase in customs duty on tyres

Posted on February 10, 2011 | No Comments
The Indian tyre industry has been showing a promising growth over the past few years making India one of the few countries to have achieved near self-sufficiency in domestic tyre...
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Demand to ban futures trading in rubber rejected

Posted on January 18, 2011 | No Comments
Rejecting the demand of tyre manufacturers to ban futures trading in rubber, Managing Director and CEO of National Multi Commodity Exchange of India (NCME) Anil Mishra has urged tyre-makers to...
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