MEP Breakfast Debate with Ismail Ertug On Thursday 5 December 2019 a breakfast debate is organised by Ismail Ertug (S&D, Germany), Member of the European Parliament cooperation with EAPA under the header: A European Green Deal – Asphalt road industry’s contributions to climate-neutrality and preservation of Europe’s natural environment. Roads are needed today and will be needed in the future for pedestrians, bikes and vehicles; to bring people to work, to school, on a leave…
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Colloquium on Asphalt and Bitumen in Bled 27-29 November 2019 The Largest International Meeting of Construction and Maintenance of Pavements in Slovenia. 27th November 2019 at 18.30: Opening of the exhibition spaces and socialising Colloquium: Thursday, 28th November and friday, 29th November 2019. Rikli Balance hotelu (ex Golf) | Bled | Slovenia The colloquium is intended for: • producers and constructors, • designers, • engineers • laboratories and institutes, • supervisors, • representatives of state and municipal…
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The first GAPA Magazine is released! This magazine consists of articles provided by GAPA members and is created to expand communication between the meetings and to inform the global asphalt industry about important GAPA issues.
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On Thursday 6 June 2019 EAPA organised the EAPA Symposium 2019 at La Maison des Travaux Publics in Paris (France). Around 100 participants, mainly from Industry and Public Road Administrations attended the event, where they had a great opportunity to interact with the speakers and network with other stakeholders of asphalt industry.
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Representatives of the European construction sector have come together to call for a Co-programmed European Partnership on the Built Environment and Construction under Horizon Europe, the next EU research framework programme. Launching the communication, the President of the European Council for Construction Research, Development and Innovation (ECCREDI), Sue Arundale said “The whole industry needs and wants to accelerate the digital transformation of the business, which will be critical to resolving the main societal challenges of Europe.…
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On February 19th 2019 Breixo Gómez-Meijide of EAPA attended the meeting of Industry4Europe, a coalition where EAPA is one of the 138 current members. They have great presence among the European Commission, trade associations, parties (PPE, PES, Green Party), etc. They have been invited to participate in a meeting with the 28 Ministers of Economy/Industry of the EU and many of the conlcusions of the European Coucil align completely with their statements. An interesting part…
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Egbert Beuving will retire at the end of December 2019. Egbert has started working at EAPA in 2001 as a Technical Director, later in 2009 he became Director of EAPA and in 2013 he was named Secretary General of EAPA. On 1 January 2019 Carsten Karcher will become the new EAPA Secretary General. Breixo Gómez-Meijide joined EAPA in October 2018 as Technical Director and is the focal point of EAPA for technical issues. He will take…
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The latest production and industry figures of the European Asphalt Industry “EAPA Asphalt in Figures 2017” has been released on 27 December 2018. The total production of hot and warm mix asphalt increased in 2017 by 3.1% to 233.9 million tonnes for EU-28 and by 5.0% to 296.7 million tonnes for all European countries including e.g. Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. Additionally, it has been the third year in a row with growing numbers. In 2017…
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EAPA’s Magazine #43 is out. In this Magazine we will give you as usual an overview of what happened in Brussels,in Europe and outside Europe regarding asphalt in the past 7 months. Download the Magazine here
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This document seeks to describe current understanding on the potential benefits and the underlying conditions of using rejuvenators to optimise the reuse of reclaimed asphalt in asphalt production. This document is intended for the asphalt industry to help increase their knowledge level regarding the use of rejuvenators and to provide indicative guidance to enable selection of rejuvenators that are fit for purpose and optimal for the intended application. You can download two versions of the EAPA Position Paper “Recommendations for the…
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The primary objective of the European Asphalt Pavement Association is to build a sound evidence base for promoting the economic, technical, and societal benefits of asphalt paving in road construction and maintenance. Further, to create the future for an innovative and modern asphalt industry in Europe that cares for health and safety as well as for protection of the environment and sustainability.
European Asphalt Pavement Association (EAPA) is the voice of the Asphalt Paving Industry in Europe and works to ensure that the use of asphalt, as the optimum choice for the construction and maintenance of the vital European road infrastructure, is fully appreciated, promoted, and implemented.
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Asphalt plays an important role in our daily activities. When we travel to work or school, or when we buy goods in a shop or via internet, asphalt roads are being used.
There is more knowledge and science involved in this material than most people realise. This allows producing many different types of asphalt, each having specific characteristics. Some are designed to be porous and very silent, others to be impermeable, etc. In most cases, asphalt surfaces are grey or black although it is also possible to find them yellow or red.