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About

Since it's founding, Bitumen Africa Limited has become the leading supplier of Bitumen products in Eastern and Southern African market. We pride ourselves on being skilled and experienced in all aspects of bitumen requirements for diverse industries.

Products

Our offered array of products comprises of Oxidized Bitumen (Blown Asphalt), Penetration Graded Bitumen (Asphalt), Viscosity Grade (VG) Bitumen, Performance Grade (PG) Bitumen, Polymer Modified Bitumen (PMB), Bitumen Emulsion (Asphalt), and Cutback Bitumen.


Bitumen

Bitumen

Bitumen also known as Asphalt, a sticky, black, and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum.

Thermoplastic

Thermoplastic

Thermoplastic road marking paint, also called hot melt marking paint, is a kind of powder paint. 

Guard Rails

Guard rails

Guard rails are a boundary feature and may be a means to prevent or deter access to dangerous or off-limits

Gabion and Reno Mattresses

GABION & RENO MATTRESSES

Gabion is MWM (metal wire mesh) product comprised double twisted hexagonally woven steel wire mesh

GEO Textile and GEOGRIDS

GEO-TEXTILES & GEOGRIDS

Geotextiles are permeable fabrics which, when used in association with soil, have the ability to separate, filter, reinforce, protect, or drain.

Rephalt

REPHALT (POTHOLE REPAIR MATERIAL)

Rephalt is a ‘state of the art’ fill material which is used to repair potholes in asphalt and concrete.

Road Studs

ROAD STUDS

Road-studs are integral to traffic safety at night on our roads. This is especially true when conditions are wet as well as dark.

Solar Mobile Lighting House

TAYF

Solar Mobile Lighting Tower (TAYF), is suitable for Lighting a wide range of area applications. Electricity generated from Renewable Sources

Solar Generators

SOLAR GENERATORS

A solar generator is a compact electronic box which has three components integrated together.

Contact us

Main HQ:

4th Floor, Karibu House, Nkurumah Street, Nyerere Road, Dar es salaam, Tanzania

UAE:

Unit 23, 35th Floor, al-Saqr Business Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE

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Blog

Bitumen History
Ancient Sumerians were the first civilization which started using bitumen in 4000 BC, they used it for different purposes such as sealing their boats and waterproofing towers and construction of buildings (e.g., The Darius Palace in Susa tower of Babel in Babylon) it was also exceptionally used for roadway coating (e.g., .the processional way of Babylon). However, there are claims that bitumen was in use even 5,000 years ago and before the Sumerians.
Advantages of Bitumen 2
Bitumen is Safe The water can quickly drain through the pavement surface due to the bitumen’s porous form. The other benefit of this will be a reduction in the amount of splash and spray from moving vehicles. Therefore it can create excellent visibility in rainy conditions. “utilizing drainage wearing courses, made of porous mixes is […]
Nairobi Road Project
A Nigerian contractor has been charged with abandoning the job a road project in Nairobi’s Industrial Area, that has inflicted significant losses upon manufacturers and transporters in this area. The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) announces Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) as the responsible for the failure to complete works on the Enterprise-Likoni road junction, five […]
Malindi- Bagamoyo Highway
 The hugely anticipated completion of the Malindi-Bagamoyo road which connects Kenya and Tanzania has been delayed until the beginning of next year as African Development Bank (AfDB), the ones footing the bill, have yet to appropriate the funds for the project. This will eventually be a 460-kilometer highway that should have begun construction in 2016 […]
Modified Bitumen
 Bitumen itself comes from the fractional distillation of crude oil, but that is not the only way of acquiring it, it also exists as deposits naturally. It’s a unique combination of excellent water-proofing, and adhesive properties make it stand out. Therefore, bitumen is being used for various purposes. There are so many benefits to this low-cost […]
Bitumen Tests
  Tests on bitumen  There is a variety of criteria for the assessment of the properties of bituminous materials. These are some of the tests that are conducted to evaluate the features of bituminous materials.  1. Ductility test  2. Penetration test  3. Softening point test  4. Specific gravity test  5. Viscosity test  6. Flash and Fire […]
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