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WITH THE SUPPORT OF BITAFAL, URUGUAYAN ENGINEERS STAND OUT IN THE CILA

The twenty-second edition of the Ibero-Latin American Asphalt Congress was held with great success in Granada, Spain.

An important Uruguayan delegation, made up of engineers from the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works, representatives of the BITAFAL company and other construction companies in Uruguay, met at the largest event of the Ibero-American road industry, having an outstanding participation in the plenary session of the event, with the presentation of research works of high academic level.

The Technical Director of BITAFAL and CILA Delegate in Uruguay, Santiago Kröger, highlighted the quality of the presentations of the Uruguayan technicians, indicating that “we are proud that a delegation of young engineers from our country interact at the level of technicians from the developed world. "This makes us believe that the path that the public sector is taking together with the private company will be reflected in quality public road work that is sustainable and for the benefit of all Uruguayans."

The joint effort of MTOP and BITAFAL allowed 12 engineers from the Ministry to be present at this important event. Throughout the week, they presented their technical works, which in many cases arise from the application of innovative techniques and materials in public works in our country. The initiative had a great impact on the organization of this edition, which is why BITAFAL received recognition for the effort made during the special Congress awards ceremony.

As for the most notable topics discussed, they were innovations in digitalization, use of artificial intelligence and road connectivity, so much so that the Founders Award went to a work on the matter. Uruguay is not far away and presented technological solutions for monitoring road construction and the general condition of routes and highways, through the development of specific applications with these functionalities.

Sustainability remains the most important topic of the Congress with a multitude of technical works on recycling, use of tire dust, warm mixtures and all their combinations as well as environmental statements and calculations on the reduction of the carbon footprint.

Other notable topics are advances in new testing methodologies on asphalt mixtures, the use of waste from other industries, balanced mixture design and self-repair of pavements.

The next edition of CILA will be in Paraguay in November 2025 and an excellent Uruguayan presence is once again predicted, both in quantity and technical quality of its members.

RESPONSIBLE PUBLIC WORKS: MTOP TECHNICIANS PRESENTED WORKS FOR THE CILA

30 April 2024
in: #interCILA,News,Responsible public work
Tags: Bitafal, asphalt congress, events

BITAFAL's initiative to promote the participation of MTOP Engineers in the CILA achieved the presentation of 12 technical works.

The joint work that both organizations have been carrying out in promoting responsible public works had a very important chapter with the event to present the projects that the portfolio's technicians prepared for the Ibero-American CILA Asphalt Congress.

The launch was led by the Minister of Transportation and Public Works José Luis Falero, the National Director of Roads Hernán Ciganda and the Technical Director of BITAFAL Santiago Kröger, who highlighted the increasingly important role of innovation and sustainability in road construction of our country.

Minister Falero indicated that “we are proud, as Uruguayans more than as ministers, that you have presented projects that have been selected to be exhibited at the CILA,” highlighting the commitment of the entire portfolio team to improve the conditions of the network. road of our country.

For his part, the Technical Director of BITAFAL Santiago Kröger valued “the quantity and excellent level of the work presented” by the portfolio's engineers and noted that “Uruguay was in the Top 5 of the Latin American countries.”

All the innovations, applied to the public works carried out by the MTOP, aim to improve the quality, durability and sustainability of the routes, with the consequent improvement in the quality of life of Uruguayans.

NEW SALTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Within the investment plan for inland airports, the rehabilitation of the Salto Airport was inaugurated on February 23.

The airport modernization works involved an investment of 13 million dollars and activated 150 jobs. It is one of the six air terminals in charge of Corporación América Airports and Aeropuertos Uruguay after the Carmelo International Airport was intervened in 2022, Rivera -as the first binational airport in Latin America and second in the world- .

The company plans to carry out the same works at the Melo, Paysandú and Durazno airports where all of the runway pavements will be executed with BITAFLEX AM2 modified asphalt provided by BITAFAL.

The runway, built by the CVC company, has a length of 1,588 meters and the platform is 15,000 m2, and was completely resurfaced with BITAFLEX AM2. Some other works were carried out aimed at transforming the Salto airport into a sustainable and functional infrastructure.

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works, Juan José Olaizola, accompanied the President of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pou, along with national and departmental authorities, at the inauguration of the “Nueva Hespérides” Salto International Airport. Undersecretary Olaizola stressed that the renovation of six airports not only implies an improvement in air connectivity, but also promotes economic development, generating employment and attracting investment opportunities. The Minister of National Defense, Javier García, joined this perspective by highlighting investment as a boost for growth and employment in the country. President Lacalle Pou closed the event by expressing his satisfaction with the work carried out, considering them as a gateway to the department and the country.

We thank the company CVC and Corporación América for their confidence in the supply of modified asphalt for the runways of Uruguay's airports.

Source: https://www.gub.uy/ministry-transport-works-public/communication/news/airport-international-jump-step-system-development-national

CILA 2024 ARRIVES IN GRANADA, SPAIN... AND BITAFAL IS THE PROTAGONIST!

The next edition of the Ibero-Latin American Asphalt Congress, one of the largest road industry events in the world, will take place next April in Granada, Spain.

From April 22 to 26, the most prominent Ibero-American professionals in the field will meet, presenting research and technological developments, in a fundamental sector for the social and economic growth of the region.

For BITAFAL it is a great pride to be the promoter of this Congress with our Technical Director Santiago Kröger participating as CILA Delegate and as a reviewer in the Technical Committee of said event. On the other hand, we will be present with various technical works and collaborating in the moderation of sessions during it.

At the same time, we are promoting the participation of Uruguayan specialists from the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP) by sponsoring a contest to bring the authors who have been selected to participate in it. With great pride we can say that Uruguay will be the protagonist since it has sent 15 technical works, being among the Top 5 of countries that have sent the most communications.

We share with you the CILA preparation podcast, where Santiago addresses advances in paving technology for low-traffic roads (BIT), one of the topics that will surely be present during the congress.

Low Traffic Intensity Road Paving Technology

SAVE THE DATE – interCILA2021

From 23 to November 25 We invite you to the virtual event interCILA "In transit to the XXI CILA of Punta de Este"

Iberoamerican Asphalt Congress Archives - Grupo Bitafal

Referents from all over Ibero-Latin America will participate and the entire asphalt community is invited to present the innovative projects that are being developed in the CILA countries, as there will be a session on R&D projects where two speakers will comment on the progress. To be considered in this session, they must send the title of the project, country of belonging, a brief summary of no more than 100 words and the degree of progress of the same to itafec@itafec.es

Referents from all over Ibero-Latin America will participate and the entire asphalt community is invited to present the innovative projects that are being developed in the CILA countries, as there will be a session on R&D projects where two speakers will comment on the progress. To be considered in this session, they must send the title of the project, country of belonging, a brief summary of no more than 100 words and the degree of progress of the same to https://www.itafec.com/eventos/intercila2021
Referents from all over Ibero-Latin America will participate and the entire asphalt community is invited to present the innovative projects that are being developed in the CILA countries, as there will be a session on R&D projects where two speakers will comment on the progress. To be considered in this session, they must send the title of the project, country of belonging, a brief summary of no more than 100 words and the degree of progress of the same to https://www.itafec.com/event/programpdf/351

SEPTEMBER 9 #INTERCILA 2020

There are only a few days left for the #interCILA, a digital event that will have news and surprises, and where we will be inviting you to the next XXI CILA in Punta del Este.

The #interCILA 2020 will be held on 9th September and a new hybrid form of participation will be put to the test, where the digital and virtual worlds will share space for the first time in our sector.

Grupo BITAFAL will be present with a virtual stand that can be visited in addition to having personalized avatars to interact with participants from all over the world in this new modality.

10 months ago we said goodbye to the extraordinary XX CILA congress in Guadalajara. Since that date the world has changed unexpectedly and our lives have changed too. Among so many other learnings, we have had to deal more than ever with technology, learning to work remotely, helping children with their online classes, etc. Adapted to this new normality, and faithful to its style, Itafec challenges us to take another step in the digital world, inviting us to the first virtual conference in our sector.

In this #interCILA 2020, participants will be able to register electronically from the itafec-enabled web platform and will be able to make their own personalized avatar to navigate the congress, talk with colleagues and visit the virtual stands of the sponsors! Itafec will also broadcast the event as it normally does, through streaming.

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An opportunity to relive the best moments of the last CILA in Mexico and a new opportunity to present what awaits us at the XXI CILA Punta del Este in 2021. We invite you to see the complete program: https://intercila.com/programa/

Don't miss this #interCILA 2020, which will be more innovative than ever!

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2nd #interCILA RETRANSMISSION IN CITEVI

In a constant commitment to link up with the Latin American community ibero road construction, it is that Bitafal Group approached a group of classroom assistants, 2nd interCILA issued via streaming from Madrid - Spain.

Given the interest shown in Ibero-Latin American Congress of Asphalt (IBWC) held every two years, it is that this intermediate activity to follow up the same thought.

Among the actors involved is the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Asphalt Mixtures (ASEFMA) and the Ibero-Latin American Asphalt Association (AILA) who organized the #interCILA 2.0 as a meeting on asphalt paving a fundamental support in digital technologies that allow rebroadcast live via streaming.

This time the technical institute ITAFEC It was responsible for the online completion of the 2nd #interCILA 2.0. It began with the presentation of the best technical communications XVIII CILA by Spanish engineers María del Mar Colas and José Luis Peña and ended with the audiovisual summary of the best presentations of the congress Iberolatinoamericano Reviewed by Ing. Francisco José Lucas, Dr. Adrián Nosetti Argentine engineer and Ing.Marcelo Ramirez.

With nearly 10 million impressions worldwide via twitter, a duration of approximately 5 hours, a fluid communication is maintained through social networks and can connect the activity in Madrid with various supporters through online streaming streaming . It is estimated that about 350,000 people gained access to some content on it.

They approached the Note ASEFMA with data on the number of participants, tweets most talked about and other relevant information on the interaction of users with streaming technology and via twitter.

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From 23 to November 25 We invite you to the virtual event interCILA "In transit to the XXI CILA of Punta de Este"

There are only a few days left for the #interCILA, a digital event that will have news and surprises, and where we will be inviting you to the next XXI CILA in Punta del Este.

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#interCILA Archives - Bitafal