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LATEST
KRAIBURG AUSTRIA REGISTERS GROWTH IN 2021
KRAIBURG Austria has reported pleasing growth during 2021 including a 13% increase in turnover to 75.5 million Euro. Both hot cured compounds as well as the precured retreads K_base, K_plus and K_tech achieved a considerable sales and turnover plus, with high-performance compounds in the hot segment recording an overproportionally strong development, said the company in a statement. The growth, said KRAIBURG, was achieved not only in (Italy, Spain), in Central Europe (Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland) and Scandinavia (Sweden).
“Against the background of the demanding logistics situation, the limited availability of raw materials, the exploding energy costs as well as the general pandemic-related restrictions, we are more than pleased with the result,” commented Stefan Mayrhofer, Managing Director of KRAIBURG Austria. “We will continue to keep a watchful eye on all developments and challenges in 2022.”
“The demand for retread tyres is still good,” added Holger Düx, Sales Manager at KRAIBURG Austria. “This is due to delivery bottlenecks and the fact that the availability of cheap Asian tyres on the one hand and certain new tyre models on the other hand is still reduced. Our goal is to win new users of KRAIBURG quality tyres as regular customers.”
Stefan Mayrhofer (left) with Holger Düx
NEWS
VIPAL RUBBER RECEIVES NEW ECOVADIS CERTIFICATION
Vipal Rubber have announced that their manufacturing units in Nova Prata (RS), Brazil have received recognition for sus- tainable practices through the global platform for recognising Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), EcoVadis. The company result by two points since the last survey carried out by the pla- earning 59 points, but in the assessment carried out in 2021, the company managed to increase its score to 61 points.
The EcoVadis rating is used as a benchmark by companies around the world for social and environmental practices. It is a solution used by multinationals to integrate CSR performance between buyers and suppliers. From the last result obtained, Vipal will establish evaluations and draw up an action plan to
“We are totally focused on quality and on the continuous im- provement of our industrial processes, human resources and commercial relationships with our suppliers and customers. Our objective is to continuously improve our practices and the management of socio-environmental initiatives, making our business even more sustainable”, commented João Carlos De- moly, Industrial Director at Vipal Rubber. “The growth in our score demonstrates that we are on the right track, but that we still have room to evolve further. We are going to set new goals to continue improving our processes in all the aspects evalua- result in 2023”, he concluded.
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