Typical of the nominations of the nominations received for Brazilian tread rubber manufacturer, Vipal, was one which pointed out that Vipal has been one of the principal suppliers of tread rubber worldwide and is a company oriented and driven by retreading with great experience from several countries, being the leader in many of them. Also mentioned was Vipal’s position as the only company in the world to offer a complete line of products for retreading, its distribution strength with 14 strategically located Distribution Centers worldwide, and the benefits of Vipal’s corporate university, UniVipal.