ALL INDIA RUBBER INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION (AIRIA)
The All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) is a non-profit making body serving the rubber industry and trade with the objectives of safeguarding and promoting their interests. It has four regional offices at Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi; one chapter at Pune besides the H.O. in Mumbai.
Its primary aims and objectives are to promote and protect the interest, growth and development of the rubber industry; to represent officially to government the views of the industry on all matters affecting or likely to affect the industry and to disseminate information through the official organ, periodicals, circulars, etc.
Its multifaceted activities are to look after the problems and perspective faced by the rubber products, machinery and raw material manufacturers and distributors at the different facets of its operations and development; organising of national and international exhibitions, seminars; sponsoring delegations abroad and participating in overseas exhibitions. AIRIA has already established its credentials in the annals of organising International Exhibitions and Conferences. It has already organised 4 India Rubber Expos, which were very successful and the biggest in Asia.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry and government alike through advisory and consultative processes.
CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation, playing a proactive role in India’s development process. Founded over 112 years ago, it is India’s premier business association, with a direct membership of over 7000 organisations from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 90,000 companies from around 362 national and regional sectoral associations.
A facilitator, CII catalyses change by working closely with government on policy issues, enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and expanding business opportunities for industry through a range of specialised services and global linkages. It also provides a platform for sectoral consensus building and networking. Major emphasis is laid on projecting a positive image of business, assisting industry to identify and execute corporate citizenship programmes. Partnerships with over 120 NGOs across the country carry forward our initiatives in integrated and inclusive development, which include health, education, livelihood, diversity management, skill development and water, to name a few.
CII’s theme of ‘Building People, Building India’ puts the spotlight on Human Resource Development: making people more efficient, entrepreneurial and innovative, to make India and Indian industry even more competitive, across all sectors of the economy and all sections of society, at all levels – Global, National, Regional, State and Zonal.
With 63 offices in India, 8 overseas in Australia, Austria, China, France, Japan, Singapore, UK, USA and institutional partnerships with 271 counterpart organisations in 100 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community.
