Curriculum India's Tyre Industry
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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- India's Tyre Industry: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on tyres, MRF, rubber, radials and Chinese imports. 5 questions
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Tyres: Recap A recap of India's tyre industry. 📄 Read-aloud