Continuing with the transformation of our company's energy matrix, in recent months we incorporated and put into operation two pieces of equipment of great importance in the clean energy production scheme for the operation of our plants.

At the Colonia Nicolich plant we installed a new biomass boiler that feeds the asphalt melting and modification section. With a thermal production capacity of 2,000,000 kCal/h, this equipment generates temperatures of up to 250 °C, using up to 1 ton of wood chips per hour.

The new boiler will reduce the generation of 500 tons of CO2 per year, which represents a significant reduction in our carbon footprint.

New wood chipper

BITAFAL's energy conversion, now with a biomass boiler in each plant, requires a high consumption of wood chips from recycling containers and pallets.

To improve the efficiency of this process, we incorporated a chipper with a processing capacity of 12 tons per hour. A piece of equipment that allows wood to be processed with great efficiency, since it has two magnetic separators to separate the metal parts that are incorporated into the pallets.

These additions in the energy area represent great progress in the sustainable transformation of the entire company.