CECA and its Polish partner ICSO ChP were awarded the Innovation Prize from the « Autostrada Polska 2009 » international tradeshow held in Kielce, Poland, in May 2009, for the CECABASE RT® 91 bitumen additive. The bitumen additive which earned this recognition is part of CECA’s CECABASE RT® range of products that help reduce the production temperature of road bitumen blends.
The international tradeshow held from 12th to 15th May in Kielce, Poland, is attended every year by professionals of the road industry operating across Eastern Europe. Road construction is buoyant in this region of the world which is developing its road network to link it up with that of Western Europe.
This prize follows on from previous awards, namely the Kielce prize for CECABASE CM® specialties in 2006, the Potier prize from the French Ministry for Industry in 2007, and the International Road Federation prize for CECABASE RT® in 2008.
The « Bitumen » team from the CRRA Research Centre has developed additives within the CECABASE RT® surfactant range for CECA, comprising over 50% of renewable raw materials. Blended into the bitumen, these additives help lower the road asphalt application temperature by around 50°C without impairing the bitumen blend’s performance. With this technique, the granulate-bitumen mix can be transported over much longer distances from the production facility. It also gives the possibility to extend the construction period to the beginning and the end of the usual roadwork season..
While developing its CECABASE RT® range, CECA was mindful not to impair the productivity of road construction sites: these additives in no way challenge the conventional hot mix asphalt technology. They are particularly easy to use by simple mixing into the bitumen. CECA, a subsidiary of the Arkema Group, is a world player in Specialty Chemicals. CECA constantly strives to improve its customers’ performance by creating and developing adsorbents, chemical intermediates, and additives. CECA operates an extensive network of industrial facilities in Europe, together with two research centres (GRL and CRRA) dedicated to Customer innovation. ICSO ChP: Polish company producing organic chemicals. Press Contact: Céline Liouville-Bourcier Tel : +33 (0)1 49 00 58 03 |
