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AC30 MAX: THE SUSTAINABLE REVOLUTION IN PAVING

The sustainable alternative to conventional asphalt improves the application and quality of pavements

The asphalt research and development work carried out by our Technical Department has been achieving excellent results: particularly with the AC30 MAX. Its recent application on Route 8 allowed us to verify the economic savings, the improvement in useful life, the environmental benefits as well as health and safety for workers.
In particular, we highlight the reduction of mixing and compaction temperatures by more than 35°C, which results in significant fuel savings, an improvement in the compaction of the mixture as well as the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

By reducing the application temperature, truly significant economic savings are achieved, at a rate of 1% for every 1°C reduced. Likewise, it allows the product to be applied over greater distances, since temperature loss is no longer a limiting element in the logistics process.

In addition to reducing the number of compactor passes for each section under construction, achieving better compaction rates, it allows for rapid release of traffic. In addition, it improves the occupational safety of workers, reducing the possibility of accidents due to burns and increasing the comfort of all those who participate in a construction due to the significant reduction of fumes in all stages.

We invite you to learn more about this exclusive BITAFAL product in the following video (link):

https://youtu.be/Zul2_r6kRH8?feature=shared

WE PRESENT THE NEW GENERATION OF MAX ASPHALT

During the 11th AUC Asphalt Technical Conference, the main results were announced

The Uruguayan Roads Association organized its technical day on August 15 and 16. The event brought together authorities, technicians and representatives of the main road construction companies, who gathered in large numbers in the conference room of the Crystal Tower Hotel.

Our Transformation and Strategy Manager, Eng. Ignacio Kröger, was in charge of presenting about the new generation of MAX Sustainable Asphalts. Ignacio focused on an explanation of what warm mixtures consist of and what prospects they have in our country.

“The generation of sustainable solutions for the road industry is in BITAFAL's DNA,” Ignacio began by pointing out, who after explaining the technical characteristics that this line of products brings together, provided a complete overview of what is happening in the world with similar experiences. .

MAX Asphalt offers a series of benefits for our country, including: lower costs due to reduced fuel use, longer useful life of roads, greater safety and ease of application during construction.

“For us, introducing any product into the market seems extremely delicate”; He highlighted the laboratory work carried out in the company, with demanding tests and analysis, which are then continued in the field work.

Finally, the expert referred to the work being carried out with the recently inaugurated BITAFAL – UM Sustainable Asphalt Chair, a joint project with the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Montevideo, where advanced students and graduates of disciplines linked to engineering road find an area where they can deepen their knowledge about Sustainable Asphalts and especially about warm mixtures, with the aim of being able to apply them to road production in the near future. “We hope at the next Ibero-Latin American Asphalt Congress (CILA) to be presenting the first works arising from the work of this chair,” he concluded.

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