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Welcome to the website of Eurobitume, the European Bitumen Association

Eurobitume is the voice of the European bitumen industry. Our members represent over 80% of European bitumen production and all have refinery assets within Europe.

The mission of Eurobitume is to promote the efficient, effective and safe use of bituminous binders in road, industrial and building applications. Our members are committed to high quality, European product standards, and best practice in the safe transport and handling of bitumen.

Bitumen is the primary material used in the construction of bituminous paving or asphalt roads. Across the European road network, spanning over 5.5 million kilometres, bituminous paving is the principal road surface applied. It has excellent water-proofing properties and is also widely used for roofing, along with a wide range of other household and industrial applications, from emulsion paints to sound-proofing.

Focus on HSE

Bitumen and occupational hazard

Bitumen in service (in the road, on the roof, ... ) is an inert material and represents no hazard to human health. During its storage, transportation and application it is heated to high temperatures so, for those working with bitumen, hazards do exist, although these can be easily managed.

“Hazard” and “Risk” have very different meanings. See how they differ.
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Focus on Technical

Life Cycle Inventory - 2nd Edition

Eurobitume has published a 2nd Edition of the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI), describing the impact of the production of the paving grade bitumens, polymer modified bitumen and bitumen emulsions most widely used in Europe.