FIRST PANAMANIAN ASPHALT CONGRESS
Grupo Bitafal was present at the first edition of the event that brought together professionals from the sector from more than 20 countries
The Congress organized by the recently formed Panamanian Asphalt Institute was held on April 20 and 21 in Panama City and featured 24 conferences by renowned international exhibitors who shared with the more than 300 participants of the event.
Among the issues on the agenda were the use of modified asphalts, the specifications by performance level, the design of pavements, as well as commercial issues such as the changes in the production and supply of asphalts that all our countries are suffering.
During the first day, the presentations of Eng. Mario Jair on asphalt mixes at low temperatures with RAP of modified asphalts, Eng. Rafael Martins and Gary Fitts from Kraton on highly modified asphalts, Eng. Andreas Lutz from Anton Paar on performance characterization of asphalts and mastics by DSR and Eng. Dave Collings on foamed asphalts.
The second day had excellent presentations by prestigious academics such as Eng. Luis Guillermo Loría on empirical mechanistic design trends, Eng. Adalberto Faxina on modified asphalts and their performance in pavements in Brazil, and Dr. Silvia Caro on advances in the characterization of moisture damage in asphalt mixes.
The Congress also had an interesting commercial exhibition with leading companies in the sector such as Syntex Asphalt, Humberto Quintero, Wirtgen, Bomag among others.
Grupo Bitafal was present at this event, participating in a round table together with important technicians, in which the latest trends and developments in the asphalt industry were discussed. Participation in this congress allows us to continue advancing in our vision of being leaders in the region and continue looking for increasingly sustainable alternatives for the supply of asphalt and road construction.
We are excited for what the future holds for the asphalt industry and we thank the Panamanian Asphalt Institute for organizing this congress and giving us the opportunity to be a part of it!
