Petroplus Bitumen
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2 December 2011

A View from Industry on Partnering and Collaboration

Across the industry there is a wealth of experience that can be harnessed to achieve demonstrably better outcomes collectively compared to what has been delivered in the past.  Success in collaboration and partnering requires some key elements to be in place.

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2 December 2011

Abuse: A Serious Industry Issue

Attacks on gritting crews and their equipment appear to be happening more often and even more worrying is that it appears to symptomatic of a wider problem - abuse of road workers in general.

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Petroplus Bitumen

Petroplus Bitumen

Petroplus is Europe’s largest independent oil refining company operating refineries in Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, UK and USA. Petroplus is a major refiner of bitumen producing bitumen for wholesale markets in Continental Europe and marketing directly to asphalt manufacturers in the UK. Bitumen for the UK market is produced at Coryton Refinery, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex.

Petroplus are full and active members of the UK's Refined Bitumen Association and are also members of Eurobitume, the European organisation representing Bitumen refiners across Europe providing scientific and technical guidance on all matters relating to product Standards, the use of bitumen and its applications and the promotion of best practice in health, safety and environmental management.

Petroplus has made significant investment of $20m in bitumen and polymer modified bitumen production at Coryton since acquiring the refinery from BP in 2007. Focused on staying at the cutting edge, the UK bitumen team are at the forefront in generating efficiency across the supply chain whether economic or environmental through logistical and e-trading solutions to market leading low energy asphalt and polymer bitumen technologies. Underpinning this innovation is unequalled technical service and expertise out of state-of-the-art bitumen and asphalt research facilities in Swansea, South Wales.

Contact details

Petroplus Bitumen Head Office
Swansea Gate Business Park
Fabian Way
Swansea
SA1 8QJ

Tel: +44 (0) 1792 659772
Web:www.petroplusholdings.com

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