A Moniker for Flexibility

Resistance to heat and abrasion has made rubber products the ultimate alternative in several end use industries. Weather resistance, insulation capability and flexibility are additional traits that make such products further useful. Given their consistently rising demand, we have covered this market exclusively in this special issue. The cover story of this issue features Gibraltar which was established in the year 1993 by Pronob Kumar Guha in association with Firestone Industrial Products Company, USA for the distribution of Firestone air springs in India. The company successfully worked with Firestone in India for more than 15 years and eventually started its 100 per cent indigenized air spring manufacturing plant. Its new air spring manufacturing unit near Kolkata was the first air spring plant in India that was independent of any foreign tie-ups. The company has started manufacturing air springs for buses, trucks, and eventually trailers and various other air springs for industrial applications. Also featuring in this issue is AR AR Rubber Industries which manufactures any kind of rubber products of customized size or application for rail, aviation, ships and automobiles, to mines and minerals industries along with other industries including power plants. The issue also covers Aryan Exporters which has played an integral role in the development of Indian Railways. The company was instrumental in replacing many metal-based springs with rubber to metal bonded rubber springs in Indian railways back in the 1990s. Reading on, you will find a story on GRP which is one of the most recognized manufacturers of reclaimed rubber from used tyres, upscaled polyamide from nylon waste, and engineered products die-cut from end-of-life tyres.     

After studying this market landscape in-depth, we have zeroed in on Top 10 companies that have excelled in this market with their innovative approach. Having proven their dedication to efficiency in order to meet the customer expectations in an end-to-end manner, these companies have stood out from the crowd.        

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