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Vipal And Fate Join Forces at Agrishow 2013
consumer of its products. Similar importance extends to Fate, the leading tyre manufacturer in Argentina, which has marketed its products in the country exclusively through Fate Tires Brazil in partnership with Vipal.
The results demonstrate a good time in this market. The 2013 season should close with very positive numbers compared to last year. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), forecasts indicate that the main agricultural crops have seen a significant increase in production. The
production of cane sugar will be higher than the previous year, from 670 million tons in 2012 to over 736 million tons planned for this year, an increase of 9.84 per cent. The soybean harvest is also a good example of this increased productivity, with more than 65 million tons of grain being collected last year. The expectation for 2013 is a crop about 23 per cent higher, and should reach nearly 81 million tons. Besides these crops, others like corn, wheat, rice and beans also show an excellent performance in 2013.
Vipal and Fate’s brands offer a wide range of products and services for the agribusiness, from retreading up to new tyres.
The current state of agricultural market expansion requires innovative equipment and products that offer better conditions to meet the new demands and increased productivity. Aware of this reality, Vipal and Fate Tires joined forces to be present at Agrishow 2013, which offers the best in solutions for the agricultural
business. The companies attended the event together and on a single stand, showing their strength, the technology and the high quality brands ar one of the largest agricultural fairs in Brazil. The 20th edition of the International Fair of Agricultural Technology in Action, Agrishow, was held between April 29 and May 3, in Ribeirão Preto (SP). To Vipal, the market leader in Latin America and one of the world's leading manufacturers of products for tyre retreading, agribusiness is a major
Recap Pneus, under new management, and formerly known as Retreading Flach, from Santo Angelo, Rio Grande do Sul State, will now have all the advantages of belonging to the Vipal Network.
After taking over Retreading Flach, businessman Erni José Bernardi and his administrative manager, Alex Schöfer, gave a new identity to the company. They say.“ Nothing is better than getting a new management and a new agreement with the best supplier in Brazil. That's what made Recap Pneus join the Vipal Authorised
Network.”
The retreader plans to offer its customers the entire package of products and services offered by Vipal, in addition to exclusive services and personnel qualifications. All in accordance with the requirements of INMETRO, whose certification is mandatory for all companies in the industry.
Recap will also offer tyre retreading treads with high performance with unique designs from Vipal, including the ECO tread line that provides fuel savings of up to 10 per cent and
Recap Joins Vipal Network