China's asphalt summit

The 5th China Asphalt Summit is being held from 21-22 October 2010 in Shanghai.
February 27, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The 5th China Asphalt Summit is being held from 21-22 October 2010 in Shanghai. The conference will focus on key issues including the challenges posed by rubber asphalt and the benefits this offers in terms of wear life skid resistance and low noise. The event will also discuss the development of road repair and maintenance technologies, oil price trends and the effect on asphalt pricing, analysis on demand of road-used asphalt and macroeconomic policy, practical experience of warm mix asphalt.
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