Over the past decade, the Indian rubber industry has registered rapid growth, and the industry today stands tall as the world’s largest producer and the third largest consumer of rubber. This feat brings with it tremendous scope for the players in the rubber space.
Owing to the increasing rubber consumption in the Asia Pacific region, the focal country for this decade is India, with enormous scope for import of machinery, technology, raw materials and export of rubber goods.
It comes as no surprise then that the seventh edition of the popular show, India Rubber Expo 2013, organized by the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) and Capexil, is returning to India’s buzzing commercial capital, Mumbai. As the largest ‘Rubber Only’ show globally, the expo, scheduled to be held during January from 22-24 at the Bombay Exhibition Center, is designed to interact and create significant business relationships with the key players in the global rubber industry.
Over the years, through the phenomenal growth and success of IRE, its 7th edition has grown to become Asia’s biggest upcoming event related to the rubber industry. IRE has broadened its approach to the entire rubber industry, including India’s tyre sector. It will also host an exclusive concurrent Tyre Show.
For the first time, the expo will witness major participation by small and medium enterprises. A special zone dedicated to them will not only allow them to showcase their products but also provide them with better business opportunities as the show is expected to attract visitors from rubber consuming industries from all over the world.
The India Rubber Expo and Tyre Show, spread over an area of more than 25,000 sq. metres, will have around 550 participating companies from India and abroad. The exhibitors include manufacturers and distributors of automotive tyres / tubes, belts and beltings, camelback products, latex products, conveyors, V-belts, transmissions, rubber canvases, footwear, machinery and testing equipment, moulded / extruded rubber goods, pharmaceutical products, raw materials, retreading materials, rubber profiles, rubber hoses, cots and aprons, services, sheeting and sports goods.