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India's Tyre Industry

How tyres roll the economy: MRF's rise from balloons, replacement versus new-vehicle demand, natural rubber from Kerala, truck radialisation, Chinese imports and anti-dumping, tyre exports, retreading, end-of-life tyres and pyrolysis, and a recap.

  1. The Tyre Market An overview of India's tyre industry, its link to vehicle sales and freight, the big players, and why replacement demand matters most. 📄 Read-aloud
  2. MRF: From Balloons to Tyres How K.M. Mammen Mappillai started a toy balloon unit in Chennai in 1946 that became MRF, India's largest tyre company, and why its share price is the highest in India. 📄 Read-aloud
  3. Natural Rubber From Kerala How Kerala grows most of India's natural rubber, why tyre makers use most of it, and how price falls hurt rubber farmers and push imports. 📄 Read-aloud
  4. Radial Tyres for Trucks How truck tyres shifted from bias (crossply) tyres to radial tyres that last longer and save fuel, and why this required big investments by tyre makers. 📄 Read-aloud
  5. Chinese Tyres and Anti-Dumping How cheap Chinese truck tyres flooded India in the 2010s, anti-dumping duties imposed from 2017, and the 2020 import licensing that cut imports. 📄 Read-aloud
  6. Tyre Exports and BKT How Indian tyre exports grew, led by Balkrishna Industries' off-highway tyres for tractors and mining, and how the US and Europe became key markets. 📄 Read-aloud
  7. India's Tyre Industry: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on tyres, MRF, rubber, radials and Chinese imports. 5 questions
  8. The Tyre Cartel Case How the Competition Commission of India fined major tyre companies in 2018 for colluding on prices, and the legal battle that followed. 📄 Read-aloud
  9. Retreading Tyres How truck operators retread worn tyres by adding new tread to save money, the economics of retreading, and the role of small retreaders. 📄 Read-aloud
  10. End-of-Life Tyres and Pyrolysis How India handles waste tyres, including imported ones, the polluting pyrolysis plants that turn tyres into oil, and extended producer responsibility rules from 2022. 📄 Read-aloud
  11. Tyre Labelling and Safety How India introduced star ratings for tyres on rolling resistance, wet grip and noise, and why tyre pressure and quality matter for fuel use and safety. 📄 Read-aloud
  12. Tyres for Electric Vehicles Why electric vehicles need different tyres, heavier loads, instant torque and low noise, and how tyre makers are developing EV-specific products. 📄 Read-aloud
  13. Tyres: Recap A recap of India's tyre industry. 📄 Read-aloud

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