Two hundred and twenty people ‘pitched’ up for the Bitumen Day seminar and exhibition, held in the rousing surroundings of the Anderlecht Stadium, Brussels.
On the 20 November 2008, in Amersfoort, Netherlands, the major players in the Benelux bitumen and asphalt industry were expertly led on a technical tour through the maze of developments facing the sector.
The purpose of this page is to give a brief introduction to bitumen and products made from, or containing, bitumen. Bitumen and bituminous products are often used for their adhesive and waterproofing properties and are therefore sometimes referred to as binders.
CE marking for bituminous binders moved a step closer with the citation in the Official Journal of the EU of the harmonised standards for paving grade bitumen (EN12591), hard paving grade bitumen (EN 13924), bituminous emulsions (EN 13808) and cutback and fluxed bitumens (EN15322).
