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Shell Bitumen
For more than 85 years Shell has been one of the leaders in bitumen products and services innovation and is focused on developing a world class portfolio of bitumen products and services designed to address your emerging needs.
News and Highlights
Pavement durability – Shell’s alternative options explored
28 Aug 2012
The life expectancy of highway pavements could be increased using binder technology that incorporates sulphur as well as bitumen, according to Shell tests.
Laying roads with a lighter footprint
12 Jan 2012
Road builders around the world face ever tighter rules on energy use and CO2 emissions. Some national and local governments are also encouraging them to use more recycled asphalt. Now one company has adapted a Shell energy-saving process to produce a road-surfacing material that will better meet these demands.
Shell continues to play a key role in helping to improve London's M25 motorway
30 Nov 2011
With all eyes on London for the Olympic Games in 2012, Shell Bitumen is delighted to play its part in the £6.2 billion Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) contract to increase capacity on the UK’s busiest motorway, to help ensure the network is ‘fit for purpose’ and able to cope with growing traffic demands.
Shell Thailand becomes first country in South East Asia to launch Shell Mexphalte Low Temp binder
18 May 2011
A team effort involving the CNS plant in Bangkok, the Shell Solution Centre and the Shell Business and Account Management teams in the North East area has culminated in a successful road project using Shell Mexphalte Low Temp in the North East Region (Nakorn-ratchasrima).
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Shell has been involved in bitumen manufacturing and marketing for over 85 years, drawing on its global expertise to deliver to road and paving contractors.
Shell Bitumen aim to deliver pavement solutions to reduce impact on the environment and improve quality of life for the developing and developed nations.
We support infrastructure customers throughout the world. Our paving solutions help you keep communities moving to improve trade and access to services
As well as standard penetration grades and oxidised bitumen products, Shell Bitumen has developed a product portfolio to meet the needs of different users.
Risk Management gives contractors the opportunity to benefit from a fixed price for their bitumen supplies for more than four months.
Shell Bitumen puts the health and safety of workers, suppliers and customers at the top of its agenda.
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