Indian manufactured tyres are being exported to over 170 countries in the world.
The import of waste/scrap tyres into India has increased by more than five times since FY20-21, ATMA said in its pre-budget submission to the finance ministry
ATMA said the domestic tyre industry is a significant employer, providing livelihoods to over 5 lakh people directly and indirectly employed in manufacturing, distribution, and related services
There appears to be no respite in the near term from surging rubber prices in India due to shortage of supplies and delayed imports. Abnormal fall in production in Thailand is adding to the problem. The robust demand for tyres in an election year will put pressure on the sector.
The industry has completed investment of Rs 35,000 crore in the last three years in new capacity creation and debottlenecking.
According to the tyre industry body, natural rubber (NR) consumption is expected to increase further and the annual demand is expected to cross 13 lakh tonnes this fiscal.
In the past six months, amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the Indian Railway has loaded 836 rakes of automobiles against 731 rakes in the previous year.
In the last fiscal, overall import of TBR grew 9 per cent, the apex body of tyre manufacturers said, adding that the ever-increasing trend has hurt the domestic industry.
Truck and bus radial tyres (TBR) import surged 57 percent while that of radial car tyres by 20 percent in the first two months of 2016-17 fiscal, prompting industry body ATMA to ask the government to impose anti-dumping duty on import from China
Vivek Patil, who saw the ongoing market crash last year, says the Sensex can sink to 15,000 levels.
With selling intensifying in the past few days, technical analyst Sushil Kedia says the ongoing correction has further legs to go but adds that there is a pot of gold at the end for investors who can ride the pain.
Commenting on the trend, ATMA Chairman Raghupati Singhania said: "Tyre industry is passing through a difficult year as production growth is not only slackening but contraction is being witnessed across key tyre categories."
Combined with growing local demand, that could force the world's second-biggest consumer of the commodity to increase shipments from key exporters such as Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.
Speaking on the currency space, Sushil Kedia, President of Association of Technical Market Analysts (ATMA), says he sees the rupee hitting 57 against dollar in the next 10-12 months.
At the ATMA India Conclave money market experts discussed about the currency and its movement.
Now that the correction has set in, Nifty‘s real range of trade is seen between 7600 and 9000, says Sushil Kedia, President Association of Technical Market Analysts (ATMA). He says the market is at an inflection point and warns investors from taking any position today or tomorrow.
Fair Trade Regulator CCI has rectified an error in its order issued in October that was related to tyre manufacturers in the country.
Sushil Kedia, president, ATMA, says that it is better to be cautious on the Bank Nifty because it has moved up a lot. Across the whole market amongst the large caps, banks continue to move up right now.
Sushil Kedia, President of ATMA feels the last rally followed a certain pattern whereby there was a potential for a reversal day and that is exactly what is happening now.
Short Tata Motors with targets below Rs 200, says Sushil Kedia, President, ATMA.
It has been a rangebound and fairly resilient last few days of trading on the bourses. Sushil Kedia, President, ATMA finds that such markets are difficult to trade because you have got to play counterintuitive, counter logic and countertrend moves.
According to Sushil Kedia, president of ATMA, the Indian market will resume its longer-term bull market within the next quarter.
Sushil Kedia, President, ATMA shares his view on Reliance Industries.
President of ATMA Sushil Kedia tells CNBC-TV18 that any additional bad news could hit the market and take the Nifty to as low at 4800.
Tata Motors may come down to Rs 200-140, says Sushil Kedia, President, ATMA.