J.K Tyres may raise prices by 3-4 percent

Bombay News.Net
Monday 6th September, 2010

Tyre manufacturer JK Tyre Monday said it may raise tyre prices by up to four percent by the month-end due to high input costs.

'There is a strong possibility of raising the rates by 3-4 percent by the end of this month,' said A.S Mehta, marketing director, told reporters here.

Mehta also said that a further price hike during the rest of the year is unlikely, if the natural rubber prices remain stable.

'Natural rubber prices are hovering around Rs.160 per kg and if it remains at this level, there will be no further price hike this year,' Mehta added.

The commerce ministry has turned down a request by the tyre industry to cut the import duty on rubber to 7.5 percent.

In March, the industry, hit by a steep rise in natural rubber prices, had urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to allow 2,00,000 tonnes of duty-free import of rubbers and reduce the import duty from 20 percent to 7.5 percent.

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