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Vipal Europe promotes training in West Africa

Vipal Europe’s commercial technical team recently conducted training in partnership with one of the leading groups in West Africa. With the goal of certifying West Africa Tires Services (WATS) in using the Vipal products to repair OTR tyres and heavy lorries to meet the strict requirements in service and certification, 25 technicians from different nationalities attended the qualification. The training included theory and practice, with a certificate issued at the end, and was administered by Alfonso Ibañez and Diego Barbosa, collaborators of the European subsidiary.

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Vipal launches VT570 tread for EMEA markets

Vipal Rubber has introduced the new VT570 tread designed to meet specific needs of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) markets. Such needs include “offering better traction power in the mixed segment (on/off-road)”. This application is ideal for vehicles that operate in varied terrains, including paved and non-paved streets and roads. It can be used in transportation for civil construction, garbage collection and agricultural activities, for example.

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Vipal Rubber wins 2024 Biggest & Best in Transport award

In Brazil, Vipal Rubber has won the 2024 Biggest & Best in Transport award, promoted by OTM Editora, in the Tyre Retreading and Supplies category. The award was received by Ivanir Canevese, commercial director for the domestic market, at a ceremony held on 26 November at the Unique Hotel in São Paulo. 

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Vipal launches new DV-MM tread

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Vipal’s new DV-MM tread is available now. The tread features a compound with a balance of properties that provides “excellent performance on road and off-road conditions”, according to the company. In addition, it is also designed to offer “greater resistance to chipping and puncture, which promotes greater protection for the casing, enabling a longer-lasting retread and greater performance.”

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Vipal showing ‘commitment to sustainability’ at Tire Cologne

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Long before the topic became a priority in the corporate world, the frequent disposal of tyres in good condition caught the attention of Vipal’s founder, Vicencio Paludo who was at the time owner of a fuel station in Nova Prata, in southern Brazil. This prompted him to acquire machines to retread used tyres. Vipal’s business was consolidated to avoid waste and the generation of residues.

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MEA focus – Vipal Rubber reinforces commercial team in Europe

As part of efforts to expand its commercial presence in Africa and the Middle East, Vipal Rubber has announced a new addition to its European team. Alfonso Ibañez comes on board, bringing with him marketing experience within the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region as well as language skills – in addition to his native Spanish, Ibañez is fluent in English and French. He will cater to MEA-based customers, areas that Vipal considers strategic for the expansion and consolidation of the company’s business.

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Vipal Rubber attends Yokohama franchise’s national conference in Australia

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Vipal Rubber is participating in the Tyres & More National Conference in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The tyre retreading supplier is presenting its growth trajectory over the last 50 years, reaching its current global scale, and its product portfolio. The host is Yokohama’s retreading and repairs franchise in Australia, which has an extensive network of distributors in the retread tyres and services segment. Tyres & More’s network of distributors work in close collaboration with retreaders to sell retreaded tyres.

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Vipal Rubber supplying OE tyres to Brazil-made Honda motorcycles

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Vipal will supply tyres directly for the production of Honda motorcycles in Brazil. The Honda CG 160 Fan will be the first model to come out with Vipal tyres as original equipment (OE). The motorbike will specifically be fitted with Street ST600 80/100-18 (front) and Street ST600 90/90-18 (rear) tyres. Both are tubeless designs.

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Vipal Rubber celebrates 50 years

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It was at a gas station in 1960 that Vicencio Paludo found the opportunity that would make him start the company that is now 50 years old, Vipal Rubber. The only one in the world with a complete line of products for retreading and repairs for passenger, commercial, agricultural and off-the-road (OTR) tyres, the company was born from a latent need: to offer lorry drives a solution to their tyre problems. From the first patches, going through the production of camelbacks, treads, and tyre retreading machines, to the manufacture of new tyres for motorcycles, one of the largest rubber manufacturers in the world emerges.

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Vipal Europe now responsible for entire Africa region

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A strategic meeting in Valencia, Spain afforded Vipal Europe the opportunity to review the year that’s been. Amongst the significant changes to occur in recent times is the inclusion of the entire African territory within the Vipal Europe remit. This follows the addition of the North Africa and Middle East regions to the Vipal Europe operation in 2021.

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Vipal exhibits at 68th OTR Tire Conference

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In the USA, Vipal Rubber exhibited at the 68th Off-the-Road Tire Conference fair. Running between 22 and 25 February at the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort in the city of Tucson, Arizona and organized by the Tire Industry Association, the OTR Tire Conference presents innovations from the off-road sector.

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Vipal and Vaculug promote “Brazilian Day”

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Vipal and one of its “most solid partners in Europe”, Vaculug celebrated the success of their partnership on 10 September by holding a Brazilian Day. The festive event promoted integration between Vaculug and the Vipal Rubber commercial team and was held at the headquarters of Harrowby United Football Club, in Grantham. The meeting also commemorated the bicentennial of Brazil’s independence, celebrated on 7 September. During the festivity, participants enjoyed a barbecue and played football, pool, and darts. Everyone was given a t-shirt prepared especially for the event in the colours of the Brazilian national flag.

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Vipal Machinery launches VR01 Smart Uno C

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With its latest buffing machine, Vipal Machinery says it can guarantee standardisation in tyre buffing. This is the Vipal VR Smart Uno C, a unit with which the manufacturer anticipates delivering its partners improvements to their tyre retreading processes through a combination of agility and high standards of quality.

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Vipal sponsors Italian rally driver, deepens Ral Gomme partnership

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Vipal Rubber has become official sponsor of Fabio Farina, an Italian competitor in the Italian Rally Championship 2021 (CIR), International Rally Cup (IRCup), Peugeot Trophy and the Under 25 race. The retread and tyre repairs supplier says that Farina is “one of the most outstanding drivers of the new Italian generation in the category.” He is the son of Luca Farina, owner of Ral Gomme SRL, a major tyre retreader in Pietramurata, Trento, Italy, and partner of Vipal.

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Vipal Europe now responsible for North Africa & Middle East markets

Vipal Rubber has restructured the commercial coverage area of several key regional subsidiaries, and as a result, its European branch office is now serving important markets in North Africa, such as Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt, as well as main business partners in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The retreading materials and tyre repair specialist made this change to capitalised on the branch’s closer geographic proximity and similar time zone, and thus greater ease in carrying out technical, after-sales and training visits.

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