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Nobody is worried about China

One of them is opening an office there.

INDIA CHINA SUBSIDIARY PRICES · IMPORTS NEITHER ARROW POINTS THE OTHER WAY
“China+1”0
Reshoring0
Anti-dumping0
“Dumped”1
De-risk5
China, any use22
Times said · 71,460 words

Across 71,460 words of management talk this quarter, “China+1” is said not once. Neither is reshoring, nearshoring or anti-dumping. The thesis that carries this sector’s valuation is not in the vocabulary of the people running it.

China does appear — 22 times, as a competitor, a supplier, and a destination.

“With an endeavour to expand our global footprints and be a step closer to the potential markets, we have planned to set up a subsidiary in China.” Suyog Kotecha, Executive Director & CEO · Aarti Industries · 31 July 2026

Aether says India imports most of its silicone from China. Deepak Nitrite says China “is largely self-sufficient”. SRF expects “pricing from China” to set the floor. The one mention of dumping comes from an analyst, not a manager.

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