Organisers of last week’s Tyrexpo India 2013 exhibition (9-11 July) confirm that they plan to build on the success of the show when it returns to Chennai in July 2015.
ECI International managing director Paul Farrant, says: “This was our second exhibition in India and we were greatly encouraged by the reaction received from both exhibitors and visitors. There is enormous potential in the tyre sector and we are very confident that the show will continue to grow and develop into a significant event for the tyre and equipment aftermarket.”
Farrant’s confidence is backed up by the announcement of dates for the event to return to the Chennai Trade Centre from 7–9 July, 2015. Both halls 1 and 2 have been booked in order to allow for the show’s anticipated expansion.
Exhibitor and visitor numbers showed a healthy increase of 11% against the first exhibition in 2011 and were consistent with expectations, especially taking local market conditions into account.
A major advantage of the show is its international pulling power, which brings important export markets within reach of Indian producers. As proof of this, Tyrexpo India 2013 drew visitors from 67 countries to Chennai, representing the majority of global tyre-buying economies.
The 2013 show highlighted a number of market trends, including a focus on new products from tyre manufacturers targeting the OHT, OTR and TBR sectors in particular; an active retreading market, which is set to grow substantially as India moves towards greater radialisation in truck tyres, and a renewed focus on the Indian market by a number of large Chinese tyre makers. Among the highlights over three days in Chennai were:
• Indian retreading supplier Elgi introducing a new monorail tyre handling system, developed by its Brazilian subsidiary Armonas.
• Chinese tyre makers targeting the Indian market: Hangzhou Zhonce made a first appearance at the show, using its Chao Yang brand to spearhead sales in India, with particular emphasis on its CM 913 10.00 R20 and CM914 10.00 R20 retreadable truck tyres. HZ is an OE supplier to a number of major Indian OEMs including Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Ashok Leyland.
• Aeolus displayed two new truck tyre sizes in 10.00 R20-18/20 and
11.00 R20-18 as it seeks to establish a presence in the Indian market, where it ultimately aspires to become a top three supplier of OTR tyres.
• Wanda Boto is also looking to increase brand awareness and establish a strong regional distribution network in India. A full range of PCR, TBR, OHT and OTR tyres is being marketed, with particular emphasis on TBR radials in popular sizes 10.00 R20 and 295/80/222.5.
• India’s BKT presented three new specialist tyres at the show targeted at popular applications for High Speed Crane, Port and Mining machinery, including:
o 445/95R25 BKT AIROMAX AM27 TL for High Speed Cranes
o 18.00-25 40PR BKT Container King for reach stackers
o 18.00R33 EARTHMAX SR45 E4 for Rigid Dump Truck fitments
• TVS Tyres, part of India’s giant $US 6 billion turnover TVS Group of companies, displayed its new 14.00-25 EM18 20 DR TL tyre for Backhoe Loader applications and a 23.1-26 TM09 12 PR TL tyre for Compactors, under the TVS Eurogrip brand.
• Emrald, the Indian manufacturer of industrial tyres, compounds, rims and wheels, gave a debut to two new solid forklift tyres: 6.50.10 Super Star and 6.50.10 Greckster
• C10 Tyres, a leading retreader of OHT mining and construction tyres imported from Japan and China. Company director Mr K. Muralidharan says that C10 retreads have an expected operational life of 2,500 hours, comparing favourably to the 3,000 hours of an equivalent new tyre.
• India’s PRS Tyres launched additions to its industrial and agricultural ranges with two sizes for Bobcat equipment in the 12-16.5 Skid Force and 10.0/75-15.3 Loadstar products. A new 12.5/80-18 bias ply tyre for backhoe loader applications was also marketed
• Tyrexpo India 2013 also marked the public launch of a joint venture between Myers Tire Supply International, America’s largest wholesale distributor of tools, supplies and equipment, and India’s TVS Automobile Solutions, part of the TVS & Sons. The agreement makes up to 15,000 lines available to trade customers in India, covering all tyre and wheel service requirements.
Editor’s note: jpeg images from Tyrexpo India 2013 are available for editorial use from Mark Harrison, contact details below.
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