For the third consecutive year, the BITAFAL – UM Sustainable Asphalt Chair held its workshop on Asphalt Emulsions. The event, held in the halls of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Montevideo, had the in-person participation of more than 50 students, professionals from construction companies, representatives of the Ministry of Transportation and the municipalities of Salto, Canelones and Montevideo, who were joined by another group of attendees through streaming in the interior of the country.

The master class was led by our General Director Santiago Kröger, who gave a presentation on emulsions in general, their characterization, application conditions, comparison with the use of diluted ones and the advantages they represent in environmental aspects and safety for work teams and road users.

The BITAFAL team was very present during the day, through Antonella Lasso, who was in charge of preparing the material samples from our CITEVI laboratory for the demonstration of the different emulsions, and Ezequiel González from our technical-commercial department, who presented the success stories that the application of these products already has on national routes.

After the theoretical presentation, a practical activity was developed, where all participants were able to test the different materials and their properties, checking their behavior in the laboratory and projecting their use in future road construction.

The meeting culminated with a lunch of camaraderie, which served to reaffirm the excellent relationship within the road community, which increasingly includes construction companies, national and departmental authorities, and academia. For students, this edition had a special value, since for the first time it counted as credits for their educational curriculum.

At BITAFAL we are proud to promote this chair together with the UM, which in its first two years has already produced more than 10 academic works, which in many cases have meant degree work for new engineers, and which in all cases have contributed to the growth of the country's road industry.