Latin American tyre retreading products manufacturer Vipal Rubber has announced that seven of treads are now eligible for use by the German De-minimis programme, which reimburses participating fleets for a significant portion of their retreaded tyre acquisition costs.
Since 2015, through its Federal Goods Transport Office (BAG), the German government has been benefiting various fleet operators with this pay back system, serving companies that use new and retreaded tyres with certain characteristics. The programme’s requirements are divided by use on drive axles and trailer axles.
To be eligible for the De-minimis programme, many German fleets are turning to Vipal products, which are duly verified to meet the programme’s requirements. The models used for drive axles are VT220, VT160 and VDA4. For the trailer axle, the VL150A, VZAB, VAP1 and VT550A are available.
“We are really committed to Vipal being able to offer an increasing number of profiles subsidised by De-minimis. To do so, we conduct a series of research studies in partnership with the fleets, to ensure both quality and increasing variety of applications,” says Frederico Schmidt, Vipal’s Manager in Europe.
Over the years, the company has invested to comply with European legislation, guaranteeing a great solution to the market. Vipal already offers treads certified with 3MPSF or the Alpine Symbol, attesting to their good performance in severe snow conditions.