SINGAPORE (July 27, 2010)—Two more organizations, Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association and Ram Charan Co., have joined the IRSG Panel of Associates.
The Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association was set up in 1975, as the representative body of the automotive tire industry in India.
ATMA has nine large tire companies based in India as members; accounting for 85 percent of tire production in India.
The association functions through various committees, consisting of different disciplines, such as, marketing, export, purchase (raw material), taxation, technical and others under the guidance of the managing committee.
Ram Charan commenced business in Kerala during 1965 to procure and supply carbon black.
Since then with the growth of economy, Ram Charan has expanded from supply chain services of raw materials (rubber, plastic, coatings, inks, electrical and electronics printing, construction and adhesive) to technical support for its products to clients.
The company's sales offices and warehouses are located in Southern, Eastern and Western India and its development laboratories and technical assistance centers are based in Chennai.