Shell Bitumen - Highways and Expressways
Shell Bitumen - Highways and Expressways
Shell Bitumen - Highways and Expressways
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<strong>Highways</strong> <strong>and</strong>expresswaysHelping you build long-lasting highways
Today’s challenges tobuilding long-lastinghighwaysGrowing economic trade <strong>and</strong> its increased freight requirements has led to anincrease in traffic <strong>and</strong> dem<strong>and</strong> in road infrastructure development. In order tocope with this surge in traffic, today’s highways are subject to higher performancest<strong>and</strong>ards, expected to last longer <strong>and</strong> have a lower environmental footprint.ChallengesTRAFFICIncreasing trafficvolumes <strong>and</strong>axle weightCOSTSIncreasing costs<strong>and</strong> volatilitySUPPLYReduced supplyof aggregates<strong>and</strong> bitumenENVIRONMENTChanging weatherconditions <strong>and</strong>increasing climatechange awarenessBuilding long-lasting highways <strong>and</strong> expresswaysGiven these challenges, you might find that you are facing thefollowing pressures:Higher traffic volumes challenge road performance <strong>and</strong> causeroad failures earlier than expectedIncreased axle weight <strong>and</strong> freight movement leading to agreater maintenance requirement <strong>and</strong> consequent increasedmaintenance costsMaintenance downtime becoming more <strong>and</strong> more expensive forthe road ownerConstraints <strong>and</strong> disruptions in product supply leading to delays inproject deliveryIncreasingly high <strong>and</strong> volatile prices adversely impact on budget,preventing projects being completed on timeIncreased rainfall <strong>and</strong> temperature variations leading to highermaintenance costs <strong>and</strong> need for higher performance materialsPressure to use alternatives like cement/concrete leading tosub-optimal results – e.g. lower driving comfort, greater roadnoise, <strong>and</strong> increased life cycle costs.
Global reach, local touchDid you know?*We deliver approximately 11,000 metrictonnes of bitumen products across more than30 countries every day.We continually invest in technology <strong>and</strong> R&Dto develop innovative <strong>and</strong> award-winning products.We work with around 1,600 customers to paveapproximately 350km of roads every day –that’s 1 kilometre of road every 4 minutes!*based on internal <strong>Shell</strong> figures from January 2010.KeyRefineriesSolution CentresSalesResearch & Development CentreFor further informationplease contact your <strong>Shell</strong> <strong>Bitumen</strong> representative or visit;www.shell.com/bitumen© 2010 <strong>Shell</strong> International Petroleum Company LimitedThe <strong>Shell</strong> emblem, SHELL, CARIPHALTE, MULTIPHALTE, S-GRADES, RC-GRADES, MEXPHALTE C, SPRAMUL C,FLORAPHALTE, SHELL WAM FOAM <strong>and</strong> BITUFRESH are trade marks of the <strong>Shell</strong> Group.08/2010/35
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