Arun Mammen re-elected as Chairman of Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association (ATMA).

Key facts

• Arun Mammen, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of MRF Ltd, was re-elected as Chairman of the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association (ATMA).
• Rajarshi Moitra, Managing Director of Bridgestone India Pvt Ltd, was appointed Vice Chairman of ATMA.
• Sanjay Chatterjee will succeed Rajiv Budhraja as Director General of ATMA on 31 March 2026.
• ATMA, established in 1975, represents India’s over $12 billion automotive tyre industry.
• ATMA member companies account for more than 80 per cent of India’s tyre production.
• India exports tyres worth around $250–260 million annually to West Asia.
• ATMA warned that the West Asia crisis could disrupt exports, raise raw material costs, and strain logistics.
• Crude derivatives constitute 60–70 per cent of tyre manufacturing input costs.