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Focus on Tyrexpo India

International buyers from Europe, Asia, the US, South America, South Africa and the Middle East will offer new export sales opportunities for domestic exhibitors at next year’s Tyrexpo India 2013. The opportunity will be particularly significant for Indian tyre makers hit by a slow-down in domestic OE demand and sluggish replacement sales, affected by higher tyre prices.

Tyrexpo India organisers, ECI International, believe that Indian manufacturers are increasingly looking to overseas markets to make up the shortfall in domestic sales volumes, a strategy they say will be helped by the presence of hundreds of international tyre buyers and distributors at the exhibition in Chennai next July.

“In 2011 there were buyers from over 50 countries attending the show, representing major tyre importing markets such as the UK, Germany, Italy, the United States, Canada, South America and many others,” says ECI managing director Paul Farrant.

“In 2013 we expect that figure to increase strongly, which means even more opportunity for Indian suppliers to connect with or expand their activities in new markets across the world,” he adds.

This trend to a greater focus on export sales is supported by data for the last financial year from India’s Automobile Tyre Manufacturer’s Association (ATMA), which showed overseas tyre sales increasing by 30%.

Tyrexpo India 2013 will take place at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India from 9-11 July 2013. For more information visit www.eci-international.co.uk