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VIPAL RUBBER PARTICIPATES IN 67TH OTR TIRE CONFERENCE IN USA
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Vipal Rubber was once again present at the traditional TIA Off-the-Road Tire Confer- ence, which reached its 67th edition, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa, in Miramar Beach, Florida, United States.
The event, which took place between Febru- ary 23 and 26 and organised by the Tire In- dustry Association, brings the main news to the most diverse players in the off-road sec- tor in the world, including end consumers,
new tyre distributors and retreaders. This
Vipal was present at the conference with a stand, where it presented its solutions in compounds for the OTR tyre industry. “It was very important for us to participate in the event again, as it was a great oppor- tunity for us to meet with customers and prospects after the break that took place in 2021. In addition to the networking that the OTR Conference always promotes, it is a very special event in our calendar, because it United States”, said Gabriel Fuma, Commer- cial Manager at Vipal NAFTA.
In addition to Fuma, the International Busi- ness Director of Vipal, Leandro Rigon, also participated in the OTR Conference, as did the NAFTA Regional Manager, Antonio Brito; the technical and commercial repre- sentative, Leonardo Oliveira; and the Com- mercial Manager of Mexico and Central America, Jean Barros.
CONTINENTAL REPORTS GROWTH IN NORTH AMERICAN RETREAD MARKET
- nued growth in the U.S. retread market with its ContiTread brand, achieving a growth rate of 2.5% in terms of retread tyre volume between 2019 and 2021, compared to a growth rate of 1.2% for the retread market as a whole.
“We continue to expand our ContiLifeCycle retread network to
An illustration of this can be seen in the fact that in October
2021, ContiLifeCycle partner CMC Tire opened new locations in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Loveland, Colorado, as well as acqui- ring a location in Commerce City, a suburb of Denver, Colorado,
throughout the western United States. CMC Tire has been part of the ContiLifeCycle network since 2015, and offers tyres, retreads, and auto services.
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