How serious is the threat from cheap imports from countries like China?
Chinese imports have been around for many years nowboth in bias and radial technologies. Customers have more choice now. Like we export heavily, in a globalised world we cannot wish away imports into the country. So we cannot consider any competition as threat. It helps us as an organisation to push ourselves forward and, as a result, the customer gains. After four years, Modirubber has come out of the BIFR fold. Will that add to your woes? Modis production will add to the supply side. I feel that quality Indian tyres will push out inferior Chinese tyres from the market to a certain extent. Second, the replacement market is expanding at a healthy clip. OEM (original equipment manufacturer) demand is expected to recover. CEAT is nicely hedged with an export network in 110 countries. We export at a healthy profit. More competition will push everyone to be more innovative and customers will benefit. Why is radialisation proceeding so slow in the commercial market? What are the major barri
