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A Spanish asphalt mixes producer requests solid bitumen and bitumen drum melters under supplier agreement

Summary

Profile Type
Business request
POD Reference
BRES20220610001
Term of Validity
10 June 2022 - 9 June 2024
Company's Country
Spain
Type of partnership
Supplier agreement
Targeted Countries
All countries
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General information

Short Summary
A Spanish company specialized in asphalt and road construction with more than 70 years of experience in the sector, looks for solid bitumen and bitumen drum melters for making different types of asphalt mixes in its manufacturing process. The firm is interested particularly in products that can already be found in the market. The Spanish company is looking for cooperation partners in the form of supplier agreement.
Full Description
The Spanish company is a family-run business dedicated to the construction and preservation of civil and industrial projects. With more than 70 years’ experience in the sector, the company engages in road paving and asphalting, a speciality in which it is currently a benchmark in Spain. The firm owns several quarries and asphalt plants in different regions of Spain.

Its field of activity includes the construction of all types of civil and industrial infrastructure such as residential estates, industrial plants, hydraulic works, ports, railways and bridges, in addition to roads and motorways. The firm integrates innovation in both the research and development of new products and services and in management processes. In recent years, the company has participated in research and development EU projects with partners of different countries.

Currently, the company is aiming to find new business partners based on suppliers agreements. Particularly, it is looking for two types of suppliers or one that supplies two kinds of products for road construction:
• Bitumen in solid state, distributed in drums or big bags, with a supply capacity of 12,500 tons of bitumen of this type per year.
• Bitumen drum melters with gas heating, with a trough pull of 7-9 ton/h. The melter should be feeded with drums or big bags

The demanded products would be implemented in mobile facilities, which will allow the expansion of the company in the market of asphalt mixes production.

The products would be used in the construction of road infrastructures, following the necessary specifications of the
Spanish national market, so the products must comply with its specifications.

• Solid bitumen: Typical specifications corresponding to bitumens type 35 / 50, 50 / 70, modified bitumens

• Bitumen melters: CE marking
Stage of Development
Already on the market
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
IPR description
The suitable products for the process of the company are:

- Bitumen in solid state: with a supply capacity of 12,500 tons of bitumen of this type per year, distributed in drums or big bags.
- Bitumen drum melters with gas heating, with a trough pull of 7-9 ton/h. The melter should be feeded with drums or big bags.

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
The Spanish company is looking for cooperation with a partner experienced in the distribution of bitumen and/or bitumen drum melters. The partner or partners, should be responsible for the distribution of the product, as well as for providing information on any additional requirements for the product. The preferred form of cooperation is a supplier agreement.
Type and Size of Partner
Big companySME 50 - 249SME 11-49
Type of partnership
Supplier agreement

Call details

Coordinator required
Yes

Dissemination

Technology keywords
02007002 - Building materials02006001 - Materials, components and systems for construction
Market keywords
009007002 - Manufacture of building materials09007002 - Manufacture of construction materials, components and systems
Sector Groups Involved
ConstructionMaterials
Targeted countries
All countries