Phoenix Asphalt Philippines Inc., together with partner TIPCO-COLAS from Thailand is eyeing the supply of bitumen to local airport runways.
The parties recently held a polymer modified bitumen (PMB) technical seminar at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) office in Pasay City.
“We invited the technical group of our partner, TIPCO-COLAS, to impart knowledge and expertise on PMB and the latest asphalt technologies for airport runways as well as to promote the product to potential customers,” said Julius Jerry Aguas, Phoenix Asphalt Philippines general manager, in a statement.
The company said the event was attended by participants from CAAP’s runway design team engineers as well as the agency’s aerodome services and maintenance departments, among others.
The organizing teams also had a technical meeting with the Manila International Airport Authority to introduce new technologies and asphalt materials for runway design with consideration of weather changes, load from bigger planes and construction methods.
PMB is the latest product of Phoenix Asphalt Philippines which is a kind of bitumen with added polymer giving it extra strength and cohesiveness for more resistance to fatigue, stripping and deformations. It is a favorable material for highways and airport runways.
Phoenix Asphalt Philippines is a joint venture between Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc., Thailand-based TIPCO Asphalt Public Co. Ltd., and PhilAsphalt Development Corp.
