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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS BITAFAL GROUP

We work on many of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a happier and healthier world

The Goals for Sustainable Development (ODS), are the UN's master plan for a happier and healthier world by 2030.

At Grupo Bitafal we ask ourselves: how do we incorporate these objectives into our day to day?
Under the UN initiative "Make change possible" we focus on several of the SDGs to live in a more sustainable way at work and at home, changing consumption patterns, focusing on the use of renewable energy and others. We invite you to learn about our initiatives.

Regarding GOAL 9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, we believe that innovation and technological progress are key to discovering lasting solutions to economic and environmental challenges and that is why we focus on:

Implement an Innovation Management System to develop the initiatives we take in an orderly manner.
Promote sustainable and long-lasting technologies such as pavement recycling, soil stabilization, high-performance surface treatments, and asphalt mixtures with modified binders.
Promote a philosophy of preventive maintenance of pavements using mainly cold techniques.
Promote asphalt emulsions as the most user-friendly alternative to the use of asphalt binders.

Regarding GOAL 12: RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION we seek to do more and better things with fewer resources, decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation, increasing resource efficiency and promoting sustainable lifestyles. We are proposing a transition towards green economies like the CIRCULAR ECONOMY and with low carbon emissions. For this and linked to the other objectives:

We work on the incorporation of recovered waste in paving such as: end-of-life tire dust, crushed glass, steel slag, recycled plastics, recovered hydrocarbons and other large amounts of waste that are a great problem for our society.
Study the life cycles of the cold techniques that we promote, seeking to minimize the carbon footprint with different initiatives.
We have a total Waste Management looking for alternatives for reuse and recycling.

Regarding GOAL 7: AFFORDABLE AND NON-POLLUTING ENERGY we focus on changing our internal consumption matrix by incorporating clean energy, including renewable sources, energy efficiency and reducing the use of non-renewable fossil fuels. For this we are implementing in our plants:

Install photovoltaic solar power generation systems.
Implement recovered oils as an alternative fuel to Fuel Oil.
Install sensor-based control systems along with frequency inverters, timers, and lighting fixtures to promote energy savings.

All these initiatives are closely related to GOAL 13: ACTION FOR CLIMATE to adopt urgent measures to combat climate change and its effects. With these initiatives we seek to reduce carbon emissions from our operations and supply chains, improving energy efficiency; reducing the carbon footprint of our products, services and processes; and increasing investment in the development of innovative and inclusive low-carbon products and services.

In addition, being part of ASIQUR's Responsible Care of the Environment (PCRMA) Program since 2008, many of these initiatives focused on the environment have been complemented with social ones for several years and therefore under OBJECTIVE 8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, OBJECTIVE 3: HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, OBJECTIVE 4: QUALITY EDUCATION and OBJECTIVE 5: GENDER EQUALITY we have various initiatives such as:

Within our company as well as in the neighborhood where we are installed for information, collaboration, training on various topics of interest.
We collaborate with gardens, schools, CAIF and other local institutions to improve living and working conditions with financial donations, shelter campaigns, toys, food, among others.
We incorporate young students in dual modality, internships, internships and others for their training and work experience.
We seek to achieve a work table on the contribution of pavements to road safety.
We have strict protocols for the protection of employees and the community against different risks such as chemicals or COVID-19.

We will go deeper into the different initiatives in future editions of our Newsletter to count the progress and spread the enthusiasm for a happier and healthier world.

BITAFAL GROUP FINALIST OF THE PwC 100 YEARS INNOVATION AWARD

30 October 2020
in: Asphalt,Bitafal group,innovation,News,New Award,Cold Recycling

We are among the 5 finalists out of a total of 60 applications received

Next Wednesday November 4th The awards ceremony will be held in Magnolio Sala where the 5 finalist initiatives will be announced.

The award is organized by PwC with the support of ANII and the weekly Busqueda. The objective of the award is to recognize those organizations that invest in the generation of value, in process improvements to reduce costs and increase the quality of their products and services, in the alternative management of resources and in the introduction of new practices and technologies. for a friendlier relationship with the environment.

This initiative complements the Nova Award organized by the ANII together with the business chambers. Grupo Bitafal was the winner of the 2014 Nova Award, was a finalist in 2013 and obtained a special mention in 2010.

ADVANCES IN ROUTE 14

Road Circuit 3 advances according to the schedule foreseen in the rehabilitation of Route 14.

The “Circuit 3” Public-Private Participation project in charge of the COPASA and ESPINA consortium comprises the sections of Route 14 that go from the city of Mercedes to Sarandí del Yí. There are about 300 km of road rehabilitation using cold recycling technology with Portland cement and a subsequent 4 cm tread with the new modified asphalt BITAFLEX PG 70-28 provided by Grupo Bitafal.

In addition, the construction of a bypass to the city of Sarandí del Yí, the construction of two new traffic lanes in the city of Trinidad and the construction of a new section that connects Route 14 with Route 3 is planned.

This Route that crosses our country practically in the center has an important weight for the productive activity, foreign trade and the productivity of the companies that export through the port of Nuevo Palmira and especially for the pulp production plants of UPM and Montes del Plata. The situation of the same was diverse, sections in bituminous treatment and sections in asphalt layer with variable widths in all their extension.

The new project involves a widening in several sections together with their respective bridges, correction of the layout, planimetric improvements to increase the average speed as well as reinforcement of the structure and a smooth and safe running surface.

Currently there is a large deployment of teams and work fronts throughout the route. Many national companies are doing a great job in the construction of their respective sections or bridges. Idalar, Cujó, Incoci, Díaz Alvarez, Molinsur, CVC, Frivial, Saceem, Espina and other subcontractors are working at the same Impact.

All sections have a widening and recharging front for granular material, then a 20 cm cold recycling front with Portland, then an emulsion curing irrigation IRRIGATION BITAFAL 65 and gravel and finally a paving front applying a 4 cm thick asphalt mix with modified asphalt BITAFLEX PG 70-28.

In Bulletin # 108 of last November we anticipated some aspects of the work such as the incorporation of technology for example: 4 m rules for pavers, automatic control systems for motor graders, oscillating compactor rollers, among others, as well as safety and neatness of the works.

In addition to this, the works are being carried out at a very good pace and it is expected that by the middle of this year a large part of the sections will be completed.

Once again, we thank the Consortium and the contracting companies for the trust they have given to supply such an important input as modified asphalt and emulsions for a road work of such magnitude.

IMPROVEMENTS IN ROUTE 81

INCOCI RENTALS BITAFAL trust for the execution of a stretch of cold recycling on site.

They are making improvements to Route 81 in the section that connects the new bridge over the St. Lucia. Once the works are completed there will be a corridor between Route 11 and Route 5 giving it the importance it deserves the new bridge and bypaseando St. Lucia and Canelones substantially improving travel times.

The work done by INCOCI includes an expansion platform, recycling of the existing macadam, performing an offset Portland cement stabilized layer and a concrete floor 21 cm.

For the implementation of recycling and stabilized base, BITAFAL RENTALS He collaborated in the dosage of Portland cement, recycled walkway and initial compaction.

For widening of the platform teeth on both sides of the existing roadway is made with successive layers of granular materials CBR 10, 40 and 60. A cement stabilized granular layer remaining flush with the existing roadway is then executed for have similar rigidities.

Across the width of the new roadway a regularizing layer was made. To do recharged with crude which was then stabilized in place by adjusting the dosages of cement according to the thickness profile. At this stage of the existing recycled macadam. For thick thicknesses were made was fundamentally a heavy compaction equipment kickstand to achieve densification.

Currently running the concrete pavement 21 cm thick is achieving very good resistance values and excellent surface finish.

INCOCI thank the confidence provided BITAFAL group.