Welcome to Eurobitume
"Eurobitume is the voice of the European bitumen industry, educating and promoting the efficient, economic, effective, safe and sustainable use of refined bitumen in road, industrial and building applications."
Welcome to Eurobitume, the European Association of Bitumen Producers. We are the voice of the bitumen industry in Europe. We are not just active at a European level, but at a local level too. Following successful restructuring, the National bitumen associations in Benelux, France, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom have joined together with Eurobitume in Brussels to present local and international initiatives together, under one banner. It’s a huge step forwards for the industry, allowing us to communicate directly and powerfully with all players in the bitumen industry and beyond.
Raising awareness of the benefits of bitumen to policy makers and the general public.
Working with industry and regulatory bodies to further the development of specifications and test methods for bitumen.
Promoting long-term planning, asset management and structured infrastructure maintenance programs.
Working with our members across Europe to promote development in the bitumen industry.
26/11/2021 Sharing best practice in the UK
Europe. More than 180 highway engineers from 90-plus local authorities across the UK participated in the Asphalt Industry Alliance’s (AIA)’s recent Sharing Read more ...
22/11/2021 Eurobitume Award presented at MPA and British Precast Health & Safety Awards 2021
UK. Eurobitume supports the continued development of safe working practices and improvement innovations as part of our Mission. Read more ...
11/11/2021 Bitumen and Sustainability – new website article
Europe. 100% re-usable in its main application as an asphalt binder, bitumen is a sustainable construction material with inherent durability and re-usability Read more ...
09/11/2021 2021 Member Survey results
Europe. Once again the annual Eurobitume Member Survey showed that overall there was a high level of satisfaction among members, with approximately 85% saying Read more ...
28/10/2021 More Safety Handling guidance documents now available
Europe. We have expanded the suite of valuable bitumen safe handling guidance documents that can be accessed from the Eurobitume website by adding a further Read more ...
The bitumen Life Cycle Inventory
Access to credible, authoritative, current data for each of the four main cradle-to-gate life cycle stages of bitumen - Oil extraction, Transport, Refining and Storage - is very important for anyone wanting to calculate the environmental impact of manufacturing end-products that incorporate bitumen.
The Asphalt Advantages Campaign
Have you ever given in-depth thought to asphalt? Our Europe-wide campaign “Asphalt Advantages” puts asphalt centre stage, and we would like to familiarise you with its many benefits – in road building, construction work and beyond.
Eurobitume sponsors
As Fascinating as Versatile
Bitumen is an unsung hero of our modern world. A crucial component of the asphalt we use to build roads, bitumen holds our city streets together and connects cities and countries across vast distances. This valuable material has countless uses and applications, and more are being discovered every year, thanks to research and development within the bitumen industry. Read more
The highest Health and Safety Standard
Bitumen emissions at ambient temperature are negligible. However, the physical properties of bitumen require that handling and application is generally carried out at elevated temperature. Under these conditions emissions from bitumen can occur. Eurobitume places great importance on ensuring that occupational exposure of workers to emission from hot bitumen is minimised.