July 28, 1973. A company with a strong vocation to be ahead in the rubber segment is founded.. Initially, Vipal´s industrial park was directed at producing patches for tire and tube repairs. In this segment, it was the Brazilian pioneer in the cold cure process.

To keep abreast of the market’s needs, it began to diversify its product line with commercial pastes and Vulk glue, and in 1986 it introduced the Camelback on the market. This stage saw the beginning of a complete product line for tire retreads.

Together with the development of the product line for tire repair and retreads, the company created specific products for the industrial and agricultural areas..

In 1990, it launched Vipamold precured treads, which feature molding and vulcanization during the productive process, as opposed to the Camelback, in which this stage is carried out by the client.

The plant is located in Nova Prata (RS), in the hills of Rio Grande do Sul.The distribution system is made up of Distribution Centers in São Paulo, Contagem, Aparecida de Goiânia, Jaboatão dos Guararapes and offices in Porto Alegre and Cuiabá. It has subsidiaries in the U.S.A., Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Slovenia and Spain.

The plant has a total area of 108,982m², operated by around 2,300 employees and features a continuous investment process in equipment and new technology development. The company produces and commercializes the complete product line to attend the tire retread market.

In 1995, it became the first company in the sector to receive ISO 9002 certification.

In 1998, Factory I underwent re-certification and Factory II and its branches in Brazil were certified.

In 1997, it created the exclusive Retreaders Network for its brands, with over 300 retreaders in Brazil and in the Americas, allowing the introduction of the Retread Qualified Guarantee, a pioneer initiative in the country which offers a warranty for the retread and used tire. Based on the standard of quality of its products, services and structure to attend its clients, Vipal has consolidated its image as a innovative and modern company