In the first days of November, we carried out an important warm mixture application test together with the Municipality of Canelones and the GRINOR company on Aparicio Saravia Street in El Pinar Norte. The test consisted of the application of a mixture with AC30 MAX asphalt, which allowed the mixing, laying and compaction temperature to be reduced by 40°C.

Those responsible for the General Directorate of Works of the Canary Islands were present at the event, who were able to verify the advantages of using this product, which requires less energy for its manufacture, improves the compactability of the mixture and allows rapid release to traffic. and most importantly, it reduces the occupational risks of the team that uses it since there are almost no fumes present and the temperatures are significantly lower.

Our Transformation and Strategy Manager Ignacio Kröger recalled that this application is the first to be carried out at the municipal level throughout the country, pointing out that “we appreciate this Municipality's openness to testing new technologies. We are betting that a standard is generated and that the temperature of all construction sites in Uruguay can be reduced to 40°C, which means reduced emissions, improvements in air quality for workers, etc. “This technology impacts sustainability at all levels.”

Along with the BITAFAL and GRINOR team, students from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Montevideo were present, who, through the BITAFAL – UM Sustainable Asphalt Chair, are carrying out their final degree project, in an area of ​​great impact on the society such as road construction.