Ammann’s Chinese manufacturing facility

A group of Australian asphalt experts recently visited Ammann’s Chinese manufacturing facility during a recent information gathering tour. Twenty delegates from the Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) visited South Korea, Japan and China and stopped at road authorities, a bitumen refinery, road construction firms, research institutes – and the Ammann China factory in Shanghai, which manufactures asphalt plants. According to reports, they were impressed with the quality of manufacturing at the fa
November 7, 2018 Read time: 2 mins
Ammann has been producing asphalt plants at its facility in Shanghai, China, for a decade
A group of Australian asphalt experts recently visited Ammann’s Chinese manufacturing facility during a recent information gathering tour. Twenty delegates from the Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) visited South Korea, Japan and China and stopped at road authorities, a bitumen refinery, road construction firms, research institutes – and the Ammann China factory in Shanghai, which manufactures asphalt plants.


According to reports, they were impressed with the quality of manufacturing at the facility. The visit to 6791 Ammann China was part of the AAPA International Knowledge Transfer (IKT) 2018 outreach to Asia. The delegates have diverse backgrounds, including state and local road authorities, road construction contractors, design firms, research bodies and bitumen suppliers.

“All delegates seek to participate in the knowledge exchange for their organisations and also to represent a collective AAPA voice that can drive change to benefit all industry in Australia,” said Carlos Rial, chief executive officer of AAPA, which represents the Australian bituminous flexible pavement industry. “This knowledge exchange between countries is an opportunity to benchmark best industry practices and to drive improved safety, sustainability and value for money through improved efficiency and innovative solutions.”

The visit comes as Australian roadbuilding officials are looking at ways to increase utilisation of recycled asphalt (RAP). Key data was shared during the stop at Ammann China regarding high RAP usage and the best technologies for doing so.

In some parts of Asia, such as Japan, high percentage recycling is a priority. The percentages are much lower in Australia, and increasing the ratio will require the implementation of improved asphalt-mixing plant technology, Rial said.

The delegates saw such technology in action when they departed the factory and paid a visit to a nearby working plant, an Ammann ABA UniBatch. Future plants will have to address environmental concerns beyond RAP utilisation, “The technology used by Ammann to address emissions and odour was particularly interesting,” Rial said.

The emphasis on technology also included the compaction machines and light compaction equipment produced by Ammann.

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