North-eastern states on tyre makers’ radar

Tyre manufacturers see north-eastern states as potential sourcing point of natural rubber (NR) to arrest the gap in the supply of main raw material.

November 26, 2017 04:33 IST

The tyre OEMs started making beeline to source NR, said Satish Sharma, chairman, ATMA. (Representative image: Reuters)

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Tyre manufacturers see north-eastern states as potential sourcing point of natural rubber (NR) to arrest the gap in the supply of main raw material. With improvement in law and order situation, coupled with a rising skilled workforce, government’s `Look East Policy’ initiatives and proposed subsidised transportation policy, the tyre OEMs started making beeline to source NR, said Satish Sharma, chairman, ATMA.

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