Local tyre makers defend ‘anti-dumping’ push
Industry body says cheap tyres from China limits the competitiveness of domestic manufacturers
Local tyre manufactures on Thursday defended their push for hefty anti-dumping duties to be implemented saying it is part of a sustained effort to rescue the local industry and livelihoods.
“[Local industry] is not against healthy trade and competition at fair prices, but rather against tyres designed and manufactured in China that are imported unfairly into South Africa at unsustainable, rock-bottom rates,” said Nduduzo Chala, the managing executive of the SA Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC), the industry body and trade association of local tyre manufacturers Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear and Sumitomo. ..
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