Around the Globe

Canada Coaldale’s Municipal Planning Commission voted at the end of January three to two, to approve the construction of an asphalt plant and crusher. The Southern Alberta Newspapers reported that the owners and partners of the asphalt plant are Ground Breakers Construction, J.B. Construction, Leighton Kolk and a handful of associated business, all of whom […]

Belgium Four more organizations joined the European Bitumen Association, Brussels, at Eurobitume’s autumn meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. Eurobitume Director General Aimé Xhonneux stated: “With these additions, our membership numbers have doubled in just two years, demonstrating the value that organizations see in being part of Eurobitume as we continue our work to create a positive […]

Africa Gear up for BAUMA CONEXPO Africa in Johannesburg this March 13 through 16. Get all the information at www.bcfafrica.com/. China A trio of reporters from Reuters showed in October that China was importing mixed aromatics—to the tune of over 800,000 tonnes more than they imported in September—out of Europe, in advance of expected import […]

Argentina ALLU Group, headquartered in Finland, has announced its newest distributor is Igarreta Maquinas in Argentina. The company will supply the comprehensive range of ALLU Transformer and Soil Stabilization equipment, and will provide full aftermarket care, parts and customer service. Germany Leica Geosystems was recently awarded the first-place prize in the Wichmann Innovations Award programme […]

Australia Austroads, Sydney, Australia, has released its most recent Pavement Work Tips on Taking Representative Samples of Bituminous Binders. You can download the free pdf here. China Petrosil’s Bitumart reported in late September that China had imported 400,000 tons of bitumen in just the month of July, with cargoes from South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and […]

China A variety of sources reported during the first quarter of this year that China would impose a “consumption” tax on aromatics, light cycle oil (LCO) and bitumen blends in an effort to prevent Chinese buyers from importing LCO and then selling it as low-grade diesel. The cost increase from the consumption tax—which was estimated […]

China According to the July 18 Bitumart report from Petrosil Media, Beijing Zhongwu Zhenhua Trading Co. bitumen imports were up by 60 percent in May compared to imports in April. Germany Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST), headquartered in Hannover, is expanding its workforce in the Americas, adding two field engineers: Albert Sumeras for the USA […]

Asphalt industry news from around the globe. Ireland ALLU Group of Finland announced during Ireland’s Construction & Quarrying Machinery Show in April that Powerscreen Ireland is to be its new distributor throughout Ireland. Portugal ASM Industries, based in Portugal and a key-player in the field of renewable energy, has selected Pemamek Ltd. of Finland to […]