The most important conference on asphalts Russia is held annually in St. Petersburg.

We had the pleasure of participating in the 8 Conference "for BITUM" which was performed on 4 and 5 April in St. Petersburg. More than 600 specialists from the sectors of oil refining and road from different countries gathered at the Hotel Corinthia St. Petersburg to discuss industry trends, introduce modern technologies in production and establish new contacts.

The conference was organized by Gazprom, Rosneft y SIBUR with the support of the Federal Highway Agency and the State Company Avtodor.

On the first day of the conference, an intersectoral event was held with the signing of trilateral cooperation agreements between the Federal Highway Agency, the Russian State Highway Company and the companies organizing the Conference for the application of innovative and high-quality technologies and materials. quality by increasing the durability of roads and improving the regulatory framework. The conference then became a platform for the exchange of international experiences where experts from Sweden, Germany, Colombia and the US spoke about the latest technologies and trends in the industry.

The proposed interest of Russians to sign cooperation agreements between all players in the industry of road construction is important because not only manufacturers of asphalt, designers, contractors, customers, but also the representatives of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and municipalities are present in a dialogue platform.

According to the chairman of the board of Group of Companies AvtodorVyacheslav Petushenko, it is important to cooperate both road builders at different levels as all manufacturers of bitumen. "Road users are already seeing the results of their joint activities", Señaló Vyacheslav Petushenko.

The Director General of Gazpromneft, Dmitry Orlov indicated that "Only in unity can we solve all the problems and meet the challenges that currently exist in the development of national industry“.

“Through communication and exchange of experiences in the industry, effective management system that is not imposed from above, but is produced by industry professionals created. Without the active participation of the expert community, which has colossal intellectual resources, it is impossible to expect a successful solution of the tasks facing the industry "Said Nikolai Bystrov, permanent moderator of the conference.

According to conference participants, project implementation "safe and high-quality roads"It has a significant impact on the domestic market for road construction. Experts say the continued growth of the industry. In 2018, asphalt production totaled 6.5 million tons, the weighted average capacity utilization of industry enterprises exceeded 63%. At the same time, events like the FIFA World Cup 2018 clearly they demonstrated an improvement in the quality of roads and road infrastructure in Russia.

The use of modified asphalts with SBS Russia It has more than doubled in recent years. In 2018, the production of modified exceeded 400 thousand tons. According to experts, the growth in consumption of modified bitumen in the Russian market was 18%. In 2018, the proportion of use of modified / conventional in road construction exceeded 6%, while four years this figure did not exceed 4%.

During the two-day conference they showed that participants in the event discussed problems responsibly industry, which depends not only on the morning of bituminous binders, but also for road industry.

The Interindustrial 9th ​​Conference "PRO BITUM“ It will be held in St. Petersburg 2 to 3 April 2020.