Swiss Bitumen Day 2016

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On 7th April 2016, the 3rd Swiss Bitumen Day was held at the Kursaal in Bern and attended by approximately 90 people from the industry and authorities.

This Eurobitume Switzerland-organised conference was a great success and featured a number of very interesting presentations, including:

  • Aimé Xhonneux, Director General of Eurobitume, spoke about the new structure of the Association
  • Gisela Seiler, Public & Government Affairs, ExxonMobil Hamburg, presented: “Energy Outlook - World Energy Outlook: A view until 2040"
  • Dr. Andreas Opel, from the Institute Dr. Ing. Grauer in Germany, talked about "Test- and special tracks for the automotive industry"
  • Michel Pittet, Member VSS Expert Commission NFK 3.3, spoke about the "Determination of the presence and effectiveness of adhesives"
  • Guido Biaggio, Vice Director of the FEDRO (Federal Roads Office), informed delegates about the requirements on streets, as well as the future financing model - from the point of view of the Federal Roads Office
  • Hans-Peter Beyeler, specialist engineer at FEDRO, spoke about the "Experience with EME road pavements, low temperature asphalts and recycling issues”.
  • Wim Teugels of Nynas AB Stockholm clearly illustrated the complexity of refining bitumen in his presentation, entitled: "Influencing the properties of bitumen from the point of view of the refinery – Myth & Facts".

The program and the presentations can be downloaded from the website:

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