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ACADEMIA

First International Meeting of the CAS BITAFAL – UM

Since its creation, the BITAFAL – UM Sustainable Asphalt Chair has been developing various activities to disseminate advances in technological innovations and products, pointing towards sustainable road construction.

In this sense, in November we organized the first international meeting of the chair called “Warm mixtures: learning for successful management.” The event was held in the halls of the UM Faculty of Engineering and featured a panel of prominent specialists such as engineer Ángel Sampedro from the Alfonso el Sabio University of Spain (UAX), engineer Juliano Gewehr from Ingevity in Brazil, the Argentine global expert Mario Jair and our directors Santiago and Ignacio Kröger.

Before a large gathering of students, Alumni graduates and representatives from other universities, the experts analyzed the results that have been obtained in the countries that are most advanced in the matter, the advantages they present in terms of durability, reduction of impact and costs, and the opportunities for improvement that arise from their analysis with a view to greater use of them in the future.

The meeting was held in person and via streaming, which generated a large audience and laid the foundations to repeat the experience in the coming months.

WORKS

Try AC30 MAX in El Pinar

In the first days of November, we carried out an important warm mixture application test together with the Municipality of Canelones and the GRINOR company on Aparicio Saravia Street in El Pinar Norte. The test consisted of the application of a mixture with AC30 MAX asphalt, which allowed the mixing, laying and compaction temperature to be reduced by 40°C.

Those responsible for the General Directorate of Works of the Canary Islands were present at the event, who were able to verify the advantages of using this product, which requires less energy for its manufacture, improves the compactability of the mixture and allows rapid release to traffic. and most importantly, it reduces the occupational risks of the team that uses it since there are almost no fumes present and the temperatures are significantly lower.

Our Transformation and Strategy Manager Ignacio Kröger recalled that this application is the first to be carried out at the municipal level throughout the country, pointing out that “we appreciate this Municipality's openness to testing new technologies. We are betting that a standard is generated and that the temperature of all construction sites in Uruguay can be reduced to 40°C, which means reduced emissions, improvements in air quality for workers, etc. “This technology impacts sustainability at all levels.”

Along with the BITAFAL and GRINOR team, students from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Montevideo were present, who, through the BITAFAL – UM Sustainable Asphalt Chair, are carrying out their final degree project, in an area of great impact on the society such as road construction.

THANK YOU DIEGO!!!

Bitafal will always be your home

This end of the year I had a surprise prepared for all of us who are part of BITAFAL. Our director and founder Diego Kröger has decided to take a break from his path as an entrepreneur.

After more than 40 years of work, where together with his brother Claudio they made BITAFAL a leading company in the road development of Uruguay, Diego decides to give way to the new generations, who continue the path of permanent innovation and sustainability, two pillars fundamental in the past and future of the company.

The good news is that Diego continues his journey, now along the paths of his other great passion: art. As an outstanding plastic artist that he is, he will soon be inaugurating his own painting and sculpture exhibition in Manantiales, which will surely be a must-see on the regional art scene.

For all of us who make BITAFAL, we can only say Thank you Diego, BITAFAL will always be your home!!

See video HERE

VALENCIA HURTS US

01 November 2024
in: News
Tags: Sustainable asphalts, climate change, Monthly ArchivesFebruary 2022 - Grupo Bitafal, roads

Climate change and its impact on roads

The images shocked us all. In a few hours, tragedy took hold of the Valencian community. The formation of an Isolated Depression at High Levels (DANA) generated an unprecedented volume of precipitation, dumping the equivalent of a year's rain on the area in a few hours.

The human toll is the most terrible; More than 200 people lost their lives. The material losses are incalculable at the moment. And the damage to the road infrastructure will require very rapid actions to be able to reestablish circulation in several areas, with highways cut off, highways and roads seriously affected, and an entire mobility network collapsed.

Climate change is a reality that increasingly affects the daily lives of populations in different parts of the planet. The actions taken aimed at sustainability are key to being able to mitigate its impact and begin to generate a new reality, which will undoubtedly take many years to be reflected in a recovery of the environmental quality that we had not long ago.

And what does the road industry have to do in that sense? A lot.

The construction of road infrastructure as a segment within the civil engineering sector has been taking giant steps in the incorporation of techniques and procedures that reduce environmental impact and that can save great costs for governments and the entire planet.

The recycling of asphalt, a material that can be reused infinite times, the reduction of temperatures in the application of asphalt through the use of warm mixtures, the use of modified asphalt that is specially designed to resist extreme temperatures, both cold and hot, The use of water-based asphalt emulsions and the incorporation of waste from other industries that are difficult to recycle, such as rubber or glass, are just some of the measures that can be quickly implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, temperatures used in the production and laying processes and the impact on quarry materials.

National authorities, universities, students and, above all, members of the industry must become aware that what hurts us today in Valencia will surely be a repeated phenomenon in other parts of the planet. And that the decision to change is in our hands.

I INTERNATIONAL MEETING CAS

On November 7, the Bitafal – UM Sustainable Asphalt Chair invites you to a special day dedicated to warm mixtures

This event represents a valuable opportunity to learn, share knowledge and establish connections with leaders in the Ibero-American sector who are specialists in the field.

Speakers & Temario:

Semi-hot asphalt mixes
Ángel Sampedro, Spain
Technical, environmental and financial advances with Warm Asphalt Mixtures
Juliano rifle, Ingevity, Brasil
Global situation (USA/EU) and Argentina: trends and future
Mario Jair, Argentina
Presentation of the new line of MAX asphalts
Ignacio and Santiago Kroger, UruguayDo not miss this unique opportunity to be aware of the latest trends in our industry! We hope to have your participation. Register in the following link!

WE ADVANCE IN ACADEMIC WORK

Next to the University of Montevideo

Since the creation of the BITAFAL – UM Sustainable Asphalt Chair, the synergy with that study house has been increasing day by day. A new instance in this sense was the Training in Asphalt Emulsions that our technical team provided for advanced Engineering students and professionals in the road sector. There Ignacio and Santiago Kröger spoke, providing an introduction to asphalt emulsions, their different applications and also about best practices in the road industry. The day was a success, allowing students and professionals to learn first-hand the advantages of using asphalt emulsions, through the experience of those who apply them in a large number of projects.

Visit to the BITAFAL plant

One of the objectives of the CAS is to allow students to come into contact with the reality of the industry. For this reason, together with the management team of the Faculty of Engineering (FIUM) we organized a group visit to our production plant. In it, the students were able to learn first-hand about the production process of asphalt and asphalt emulsions and visited our research and development laboratory, where these products are constantly analyzed and improved. For BITAFAL it was a great joy to welcome future professionals, with whom they will surely continue to interact throughout their professional career.

Job fair

Like every year, the FIUM organized its traditional Employment Fair, a day aimed at bringing companies closer to the faculty so that students can get in touch with the world of work in their specific areas. BITAFAL was present with a stand whose proposal was both informative and playful and which also featured the presentation of the company's 100% electric truck. Throughout the day, dozens of students came to learn more about the structure of our company and the professional development possibilities it offers.

Open Session BITAFAL – IEEM

We held the Bitafal IEEM Open Session, where participants had the opportunity to explore the Case Method, a valuable tool to address dilemmas in the road industry and strengthen decision-making skills. This methodology helps us: – Clearly identify the problems you face. – Define the desired future and the decisions you must make. – Explore action plans that resolve these dilemmas. – Imagine the consequences of your decisions before acting. We continue to promote knowledge!

PRESENT AT THE ELECTRIC MOBILITY EXPO

30 October 2024
in: News
Tags: sustainable asphalt, Monthly ArchivesFebruary 2022 - Grupo Bitafal

With the first electric truck in Latin America

The incorporation of the first 100% heavy electric truck to our transport fleet has been a novelty and an example for the entire cargo transport sector in our country. That is why we were invited to participate in the first Electric Mobility Expo organized by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining on the grounds of the Maroñas National Racecourse.

Over the course of two days, thousands of visitors were able to get up close and personal with the imposing dimensions of our unit, inquiring about its features, its load capacity and its autonomy, among other aspects. To do this, in addition to having an explanatory video of all the technical details, we have the invaluable contribution of our designated driver Andrea Ballarres, who proved to be an expert in handling the equipment and also a great representative of BITAFAL regarding the requirements of visitors to the event.

The exhibition also constituted a forum to exchange on the advances of electric mobility in Uruguay and the challenges that lie ahead. In that instance, our Technical Director Santiago Kröger participated in the panel “Voices on the road: the experience of users in the territory”, presenting our experience, the first results obtained and the results to national authorities, business representatives and the media. specific charging infrastructure needs that heavy electric trucks require, thinking about extending their radius of action in the interior of the country.

The Electric Mobility Expo was an excellent opportunity to demonstrate with facts the great commitment to sustainability of our company, the commitment to reducing emissions and caring for the environment.

VOLUNTEERING WITH CIRENEOS

Doing for others

At Bitafal we are committed to the community we belong to. A feeling that involves all of us who are part of the company, to collaborate in those places where it is most needed.

That is why this year we decided to turn that vocation into an action to support Cireneos, the work that provides support to families who live in precarious conditions very close to our facilities, headed by priest Andrés Verde. A day that we dedicated to assembling and finishing benches and chairs made from packaging waste of the raw materials of our production, and that will serve so that the members of this important social work can study in better conditions.

The action was completed with the delivery of more than 70 pieces in the Santa Eugenia neighborhood, where the entire Cireneos team received us with great joy and quickly arranged for the use of the materials among the children of the community.

This experience was an excellent opportunity to put into practice the cardinals that govern us as an organization: team orientation, commitment to results, continuous improvement and integrity.

Fortunately, there were many of us who were able to be present at the volunteer day, sharing a lunch and a reflection, completing an action that left us with great satisfaction and that we will surely repeat in the future.

WE CELEBRATE CONNECTIVITY

Inauguration of the double track on Route 9

On October 24, the inauguration of the double route of Route 9 was carried out, in an important section in the Garzón town area, in the department of Maldonado. Our company works together with the East Road Group in the supply of asphalt of a project of great importance for tourism and transport connectivity in the east of the country.

With the presence of the Minister of Transportation José Luis Falero and high national and departmental authorities of Maldonado and Rocha, we proceeded to cut the tape and the opening to the traffic of this stretch of 17 kilometers, which covers from the bridge over the Garzón stream to The junction of Route 9 with the Garzón Sainz Martínez road.

Our director Claudio Kröger was present, accompanying a new work delivery and demonstrating our company's commitment to the country's road development.

For bitafal it is a source of pride to be part of the renewal of the road infrastructure, providing sustainable asphalt and quality asphalt emulsions, which ensure excellent durability of the works and provide the greatest security to motorists.

BITAFAL WILL EXHIBIT ITS FIRST ELECTRIC TRUCK AT THE ELECTRIC MOBILITY EXPO

29 August 2024
in: News
Tags: electromovilidad, Monthly ArchivesFebruary 2022 - Grupo Bitafal, Volvo FM Electric

Next September at the Maroñas Racecourse

The first heavy-duty electric truck in Uruguay, the Volvo FM Electric model, which BITAFAL recently incorporated into its fleet, will be exhibited within the framework of the Electric Mobility Expo organized by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM) at the Hipódromo de Maroñas.

Sustainability cuts across our organization and is part of our business strategy. Along these lines, we decided to incorporate the first electric heavy-duty truck in Uruguay to meet the demand of the metropolitan area; transporting asphalt through the driving of its assigned driver Andrea Ballarez.

Andrea is a single mother with two children, passionate about the world of transportation. She has experience in transportation and logistics, handling semi-trailers, trucks with automatic or manual dumpers, and now the first electric truck, challenge and commitment that motivate her to contribute to our team.

This investment was a milestone for Bitafal because it is the company's first step towards the transition to electromobility, which is linked to the company's decarbonization objectives. Bitafal is part of the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and works towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Based on this commitment, one of the company's goals for the year 2030 is to change our fleet of 27 trucks. to electric vehicles.

The truck has a range of 300 km transporting up to 48 tons of gross weight and, together with the asphalt semi-trailer, measures 15 meters long.
Bitafal has its own electric vehicle charging stations in its production plants, supplied by photovoltaic solar plants.

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