18th March 2009 - Duroline S.A. Announces the Grand Opening of it's Multi-Million Dollar Training & Technology Center.

Despite the Global economic slowdown throughout our Industry, Duroline S.A. leads the way in investing it's capital, energy, and technology to further advance and improve it's position as a premier global high performance CV manufacturer.  On March 20th Duroline S.A., (www.duroline.com.br), will celebrate, with their new strategic financial partner, Borrachas Vipal, (www.vipal.com.br), the Grand Opening of their new world-class Technology and Training Center (TTC). This multi-million dollar state of the art dual-purpose facility, houses Duroline's own certified CV dynamometer; while combining a technologically advanced laboratory for the development and innovation of new products, and the advancement of CV  fiber technology with a hands-on training facility to educate and train it's own employees and customers. Duroline prides it self on the involvement and development of it's greatest assets...it's employees.

March will be a very busy and opportune month for Duroline S.A and Borrachas Vipal. Not only will they be celebrating this grand opening in Caxias, do Sul, Brazil; they will both be participating in the Expodirecto, in southern Brazil, a worldwide recognized Agricultural Exposition  from March 16th thru the 20th. While  Duroline USA, participates at MATS in booth # 60197 at the Kentucky Expo Center. Stop on by our booth and see our new high-performance frictions and our new category of industrial friction products!

Duroline...on the cutting edge of tomorrow's Brake Technology...Today!

Source: Durloine Press Release