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ABR Meets with Ministry of Environment to Discuss the Green Seal
IPT Performs Final Tests on Retreaded Motorcycle Tyres
ABR, Alexandre Moreira Pascoli, spoke about the agreement with ABNT for the environmental labeling of retreading companies in Brazil, which resulted in the Green Seal. "Our presentation generated a great deal of interest
amongst the participants, who did not know this scenario of our market," says Carlos Thomaz.
The purpose of the director of the Ministry of Environment in attending the seminar was to introduce the international association of the host country experience with eco-labeling and the National Action Plan, according to Carlos Thomaz, which motivated the ABR to request a hearing to publicise the benefits of Green Seal for the retreading segment. "The ABR will discuss with the Ministry of Environment's Green Seal initiative," explained the Technical Advisor. "Our goal is to encourage retreaders to join the project to take advantage of its sustainable benefits and join a worldwide programme to protect the environment," he added.
The process of retreading motorcycle tyres has entered a decisive stage in Brazil. This March, the IPT (Institute for Research and Technology) has been performing the final testing of samples in the laboratory, both of new and retread tyres.
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Department) and new tyre manufacturers as witnesses.
This step marks the end of the schedule of laboratory testing (verification and dimensional speed under load) of retreaded tyres for motorcycles started last year. The ABR’s eight year struggle involving various injunctions culminated in
The Brazilian Retreaders Association ABR met with the Director of the Department of Sustainable Production and Consumption of the Ministry of Environment, Ana Maria Neto, in Brasilia on March 12. The theme was to be the Green Seal Environmental Labeling Program ABNT (Brazilian Association of Technical Standards), and the meeting included the organisation's president, Roberto de Oliveira, and Technical Advisor, Carlos Thomaz.
The meeting was scheduled initially during the "International Seminar on Environmental Labeling and Sustainable Public Procurement", held in November last year in Rio de Janeiro, at the annual meeting of the International Association GEN (Global Ecolabeling Network). In the event, the technical director of
retreaded tyres for motorcycles, following the timeline started in August last year, were held on 12 and 13 March at the Institute LAB Research and Testing System - ILSPE, laboratory accredited by INMETRO (National Institute of Metrology , Standardisation and Industrial Quality), located in Guarulhos, in Greater São Paulo. Participating in the reviews were experts and technicians from ABR and IPT, as well as representatives from Denatran (National Traffic
the determination of the Federal Court in April 2012 for the IPT to start testing, which has been viewed one more win for the segment. "So far the tests of retreaded tyres for motorcycles had very satisfactory results with regard to safety, really what we expected by ABR. We realise that technically these are good quality products, something that we knew through many years of building expertise in making these tyres." said Carlos Thomaz.
Marangoni Confirms the Quality of its Bus 100 Product
According to Marangoni Brazil the company’s BUS 100 product stands out in the market as the company’s lead product for the urban bus segment. The BUS 100 tread pattern was designed with exclusive Marangoni technology and incorporates compact tread blocks that offer greater grip on the road and reinforced shoulders, providing greater stability for the vehicle. "After two years of constant service in large fleets of urban passenger transport throughout Brazil, Marangoni confirms its products lead in urban use" underscores Fabiano Santos,
product manager at Marangoni.
With the addition of BUS 100 Marangoni further strengthens its market leadership improvement, performance and rolling resistance, confirming its technological power in the truck retreading segment. BUS 100 can be used on traction or free axles and is claimed to offer better mileage, an excellent cost / benefit ratio, more security and less overheating. These benefits have repeatedly been confirmed by the end users.
Tipler Starts Second Retreading Class
Tipler's initiative in partnership with SENAI will train more than 20 young people from São Leopoldo and the surrounding region to act in the retreading industry and in the rubber industry.
This semester, Tipler begins the second class for retreading operators, an unprecedented project created by the company from São Leopoldo (RS) in partnership with SENAI-CETEPO, which trains young people to work in
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