Argus Bitumen & Asphalt Live - Virtual Conference

Hiin Holdings

Hiin is a leading player in East Asia’s asphalt and fuel supply and logistics space. Over the 50 years of enterprise, Hiin has built a fully-integrated supply chain that synergizes strong business networks with a comprehensive suite of logistical capabilities that includes their Asphalt/fuels tanker fleet, in-land oil terminals, and other in-land distribution capabilities. This enables Hiin to support complex and large-scale shipments, especially those in the most remote locations. The expert teams are knowledgeable, experienced, professional, and are able to navigate through systemic complexities, ensuring their customers’ cargos are handled with the utmost care through strategic operational placement, timing, and industry standards. Hiin continues to enhance their logistical processes and optimise communications, improving the outcomes of every move and every challenge in an ever-evolving world. They remain, in their commitment to their clients and steadfast in their promise to – meet them wherever they are.

BASF

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. More than 110,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. The Dispersions & Resins division at BASF uses extensive industry and application knowledge to develop and market ingredients and additives. BASF Asphalt Performance offers innovative and sustainable solutions to increase the performance of hot, warm and cold asphalt that results in longer durability, greater driving comfort and safety, lower road maintenance costs and reduced environmental impact. BASF is one of the world’s leading suppliers of high-quality styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) for the modification of bitumen emulsions for cold mix applications.

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Poerner Group

Poerner Group is the leading independent engineering contractor for process plants in Central Europe, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. With 45+ years of experience, 500+ employees at 10 subsidiaries in 5 countries, Poerner Group offers the full range of engineering services for new and to be refurbished plants for refineries, the petrochemical, chemical as well as energy and environmental industry. As technology-oriented engineering company Poerner Group offers advanced technologies including the BITUROX® technology for the production of first class bitumen. With the BITUROX® technology and 50+ granted licenses Poerner Group is the global leader in bitumen production. Poerner Group provides next to the BITUROX® process advanced technologies to the world market and supplies complete process plants for: solvent deasphalting (SDA PLUS), extraction, dewaxing & deoiling, as well as BTX aromatics extraction (AROMEX) and formaldehyde; furthermore climate-friendly technologies, such as used oil re-refining, depolymerisation of plastic waste, Power-to-X (PtX) and Bio-Silicates from rice hulls (Poerner BIO-Silicates).

TEC Container Solutions

TEC is a UK-based solutions driven engineering company specialising in heated tank containers for bitumen, with over 20yrs experience supplying safe, reliable, efficient and high-quality products to our customers. Our product range is designed to streamline bitumen storage, transport and handling operations, with the Bitutainer™ range recognised as the market leading and most well-known type of bitumen container globally. Renowned globally for our unrivalled product longevity, durability and build quality we have customers in 50+ countries and our Bitutainers in operation in many more. The versatility of our in-house design team also allows us to focus on bespoke engineering solutions to our customers opportunities, whether looking at modular storage facilities, Ship to Shore transfer solutions, Truck to Ship Loading systems, specialist tank design or other areas where our expertise can add value.

Puma Energy Bitumen

Puma Bitumen is a brand of Puma Energy. We provide superior logistics, high quality products and an industry leading service offering. With an unrivalled supply chain, rigorous quality management and high performing products, we support our partners and customers across the globe to deliver better performing roads for asset owners. We source and supply high quality bitumen that meets all penetration, viscosity and performance grade requirements. Our global technical expertise ensures that we always add the maximum value to our customers’ projects. We are dedicated to R&D and our passion for innovation and sustainability ensures we stay at the forefront of industry developments. Our Technical Centres provide industry leading services including product sourcing through to bitumen formulation, production and application. This enables us to meet our customers’ current and future needs. We continue to invest significantly in our bitumen shipping fleet and the capacity across our network of storage terminals and manufacturing facilities. We now have more than half a million tonnes of global bitumen storage capacity and are the largest bitumen ship owner in the world by carrying capacity.. At Puma Bitumen we strive going further for better performing roads.

ITERCHIMICA

Founded in 1967 and based in Italy (Bergamo), Iterchimica is one of the leading international producers and suppliers of high-tech additives for the construction and maintenance of road pavements. The company currently operates in more than 90 countries worldwide supplying products that improve asphalt pavements, increasing safety, environmental sustainability, efficiency and performances. Iterchimica collaborates with Construction Companies, General Contractors and Design Studios in order to achieve top performances for asphalt pavements, suggesting the best technical and economical solution and offering technical assistance both during the project phase and the construction, directly on site. The company invests 5% of its turnover in Research & Development and maintains continuous partnerships with the main Italian and international Universities with specializations in road paving and chemical-technological research.