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RTA NEWS YOU CAN USE
June 7,2014

RTA member Vipal Rubber wants you to know about the following
and we are happy to print their latest news release.

TRANSPORT COMPANY ATTESTS TO THE QUALITY YIELD
OF VIPAL'S DV-UM3 TREADS

Brazilian company maintains a strong presence on Colombian soil with a distribution center and branch office

Everything good deserves recognition. This logic applies perfectly to the DV-UM3 tire tread, by Vipal Rubber. As other major freight companies had already certified, those attesting to the quality of the product this time was Ciudad Movil S.A., a leader in passenger transport in Bogota, Colombia. The company has adopted the DV-UM3 tire treads for its fleet. The tread is an exclusive design of Vipal, the Latin American leader and one of the world's most important manufacturers of products for retreading tires. Aimed at the city bus and truck segment, the tread generates up to 15% more per kilometer travelled. This is because it provides greater contact with the road, automatically generating fuel savings, with greater performance and yield.

According to Dario Bendeck, part of Ciudad Movil's maintenance department, the company has been using the Vipal brand for retreading its fleet's tires for at least five years. "Use has generated excellent performance, offering the necessary durability and reliability. Not to mention the many other benefits, such as fleet cost per kilometer, which provides us with savings", he stated.

The DV-UM3 tire tread has grooves designed to minimize the retention of stones and other foreign objects, ensuring greater protection of the tire carcass against damage. Another unique feature is the "S" shaped shoulder format, generating less heat and thus contributing to the preservation of the carcass and greater service life of the tire. The efficiency of the DV-UM3 is available in the traditional and ECO lines, the latter of which is able to reduce fuel consumption and preserve the environment thanks to its cutting-edge technology.

International Presence

Vipal is responsible for supplying around 90 countries throughout the world, with the main markets being Europe, Latin America and the United States.  To meet the specific needs of each market – which encompasses everything from technical requirements to cultural, geographical and legislative differences –, the company invests in the development of tailor-made products for the best performance in varying regions. Besides its three manufacturing plants in Brazil, it also maintains authorized retread companies, permanent regional teams and its own Distribution Centers (DC) in strategic locations, to ensure full support to international customers. In Colombia, the company has a branch office and DC. It also has units in the United States, Mexico, Spain, Germany, Slovenia, Australia, Argentina and Chile.

Another important strategy is the company's presence at international fairs and events, such as Colfecar – Congresso Nacional del Transporte (National Transport Congress), which takes place in Cartagena, in October of this year. This is all to make global service with excellence viable, providing an efficient and committed structure that only a company that knows the roads of the world can offer.

About Ciudad Movil S.A:

Ciudad Movil S.A, founded in 2000, has 174 collective transport buses in Colombia and around 1,400 spread throughout countries such as Chile and Panama. The company is focused on employing advanced and high performance technology, with the aim of offering service of excellence to its customers with an environmentally conscientious attitude.

About Vipal:

Vipal Rubber - http://www.vipal.com - was established in 1973, in Nova Prata, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. With 3,000 employees, the company has two manufacturing plants in the city of Nova Prata and one in Feira de Santana, in Bahia, totaling around 160,000 m2, considering the manufacturing plant and three distribution facilities in Brazil. Vipal exports to all the continents and also has distribution centers in South America, North America, Europe and Oceania.

Vipal was the first Brazilian company in the sector to attain ISO 9002 certification, further boasting ISO9001:2008 and the performance verification certificate for its tire tread line by IFBQ/INMETRO.

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