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NEWS
Ralph “Buddy” Snow,
Ex Oliver Rubber VP, Dies
Pneushow Postponed
until September
Ralph Mattox “Buddy” Snow Jr., a former Oliver Rubber Co. executive and member of the Tire Industry Hall of Fame, died March 10. He was 83.
Law.
Mr. Snow was a founder of the Tread Rubber & Tire Repair Materials Manufacturers Group (TRMG) and participated in writing the group’s bylaws. He served several times as the organisation’s chairman, corporate secretary and permanent chair of the legislative committee. He was also involved in the formation of the Tire Retread and Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) and served as corporate secretary and a board member. In 1992, he helped form the Retread Industry Government Advisory Council (RIGAC), assisted in writing the council’s articles of incorporation and served as its corporate and TRMG delegate.
He was inducted into the Tire Industry Hall of Fame in 2011 and was a member of the International Tire and Rubber Association, where he held leadership positions and won a leadership award.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Rebecca Little Snow; children Patricia Snow Thurston (Bo) of Athens and Ralph Mattox Snow III (Patti) of Charlotte, N.C.; sister Katherine Snow Segars (Roy); four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Francal Feiras, the
organisers of the
Expobor and
Pneushow
exhibitions,
originally scheduled
for 30 June to 2
July in Sao Paulo,
Brazil, have
announced that
they have been
forced to postpone
the event due to the unforeseen circumstances of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The show has now been rescheduled for September 23-25 at the Expo Center Norte in Sao Paulo.
“We reiterate we worked quickly to reschedule the shows in order to, above all, minimise the impact that all changes can cause to the
Mr. Snow began his career in the retread industry in 1965 joining his family’s company, Dixie-Cap Rubber Co. Four years later he was elected president of Dixie-Cap and served in that capacity until the company was acquired by Oliver Rubber in 1979. Mr. Snow spent 23 years at Oliver Rubber serving as vice president and counsel before retiring in 2002. In 2003 he became a registered mediator for the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, and also facilitated mediation seminars at the University of Georgia School of
industries. With this decision, we believe we are fulfilling our civic, human and solidary role in such a delicate moment for the entire world, without neglecting our mission of collaborating for the economic and social development of the industries we have represented for decades,” said Francal Feiras president AJ Abdala in a statement.
Mayoral Visit for Unigoma
Unigoma, the Argentinian retreader, recently received a visit from Lucas Ghi, the mayor of Morón, the town where the company is located, who promised to “continue to co- operate with local SME’s to strengthen the development and growth of the local economy.” Ghi was shown round the Unigoma plant by Esteban Rappazzo, the head of the firm, and his son, Santiago Rappazzo, and was able to view at first hand the investments made by Unigoma to improve its processes and increase production capacity.
“I get a very positive impression,” said Ghi. “This is a factory with a huge trajectory, a synonym for Morón. I had not had the opportunity
to visit it before and
learn about about
the company’s
production
processes, its
connections and
even its
certifications, which
show the high-
quality standards to
which Unigoma is
managed.”
In return, Esteban
Rappazzo
commented: “I am more than grateful and excited for the visit of Lucas Ghi and his entire team to Unigoma. My wish is that we can continue doing things together, municipality and private activity, because I think it is the way to go. I hope that together we can find solutions to the social and labour problems that Argentina has today.” Unigoma currently has a production capacity of 150 tyres per day and employs 28 people. Recent investments include a Smart Duo buffer and a builder/extruder from Vipal as well as six new skiving stations and a new 15-tyre monorail system.
Source: Truck Magazine
Panama Show Postponed
To protect the health and safety of all participants during the Covid-19 EMERGENCY the Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo and the Latin Auto Parts Expo (initially scheduled for July 14- 17, 2020) has been postponed to November 17-20, 2020. The
rescheduled event will take place in conjunction with the Latin Auto Parts Expo at the new Amador Convention Center in Panama with over 59,000 m2 of floor space.
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