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Drebor Family Members Killed in Auto Accident
Four members of the Dresch family, including two of the owners of Drebor were killed in early October in a traffic accident on Brazilian Highway 70 between Cuiabá and Cáceres.
The family also owns Cuiabá football team and will be deeply missed in their local community as well as in the retreading community. The dead included Maria Neri Dresch, 57, and Moacir Francisco Neto, 53, owners of
Drebor Borrachas Ltda., and Neusi Maria Dresch, , and Erica Dresch, Clara Dresch (daughter) remains seriously ill in hospital.
Reports suggest that the Toyota Hilux driven by Maria Neri Dresch had just overtaken several vehicles before colliding head on with a truck coming in the opposite direction. Both vehicles tried to take evasive action and both ended up off the main carriageway but were unable to avoid the fatal collision.
The company workforce was given the day off work to attend the funeral
João Carlos Paludo at the Lanxess Rubber Day
understanding of the coming changes in the way they operate and in the markets in which they work. He also mentioned is a leading pioneer in the sector and is recognised as being the first retreader in Brazil to register with INMETRO for its truck tyres
The presentation was continued by Rócio Padilha, Manager of Tipler's Training Centre who discussed the key changes that the retread
and more retreaders would have to be offering the highest level of quality and service in retreading and will have to ensure the quality of the retread tyres meets INMETRO standards.
He also explained that Tipler retreads were manufactured to the standards set out in Tipler's manual of retreading, which defines the way tyres are processed and retreaded by all all Tipler concessionaires.
The Lanxess Rubber Day is an initiative of Lanxess, the biggest manufacturer of synthetic rubber in the world, and also Vipal’s partner as a supplier of raw material. The event took place for the second time in Cologne, Germany, and hosted 400 participants from 18 countries. Due to its huge success, Lanxess has decided to hold three more events and has chosen Brazil, China and India as venues.
This is a meeting of great leaders and executives, besides the press, who hold round table discussions on topics that can contribute to the development of synthetic rubber- based markets worldwide. As we all know, synthetic rubber is fundamental for the retread industry. The vice chairman of Vipal’s managing board, João Carlos Paulo, was among the guests for the “Sustainability of Rubber” discussion panel.
In an informative and assertive speech, João Carlos explained its concept and benefits: “The retread is one of the most environmental friendly activities available. Millions of tyres are produced daily around the whole world and retreading prevents the premature disposal of the used tyre in the environment.
Furthermore, each retread saves 57 litres of oil on average and 80 per cent of the energy related to the production of new tyres”.
During the discussion, João Carlos was asked about other actions from Vipal for sustainability in the transport sector. Besides the environmental projects, such as the capture of rainwater for industrial processes use, he highlighted the ECO tread line, which contributes for fuel economy in addition to the retreading benefits. “Without retreading, transport activity would be unviable due to the lack of tyres and cost. Moreover, with ECO treads we can retread a tyre up to three times, we save oil and energy in production and we assure lower fuel consumption. Thus, we fulfil our economical, ecological and social role. Without these three points, there is no sustainability”, said João Carlos Paludo, who was widely applauded by the audience. In this great meeting of global leaders of the segment, Vipal demonstrated its position in both the domestic and international markets as a company that aligns economical growth with sustainability and social responsibility.
industry faces with the introduction of Ordinance 444, and the impact that these changes will have on the hauliers.
Padilha confirmed that the change in regulations started in 2010 and would be fully enforceable by November 2012. By that time more
This understanding of the rules and how Tipler complies with the rules should give hauliers confidence in retreading and in particular the Tipler product.
Tipler Presents INMETRO to SETCERGS
Tipler took the opportunity of a meeting of SETCERGS (Union of the Companies of Load Transport and Logistics in the State of the Rio Grande Do Sul ) - to give a presentation on Ordinance 444 of Inmetro that determines the Regulation of Evaluation of Conformity(RAC) for the retreading of truck tyres. -
More than 100 logistics companies were represented at the meeting to discuss and learn more about Ordinance 444.
The meeting was opened by Mr. Luiz Carlos Stefani, Director of the SETCERGS.
In his speech, the director stated the importance of events such as this, that distribute the news and
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