Key African roads conference due

A key African roads conference is due to be held in Cape Town, South Africa.
By MJ Woof March 3, 2020 Read time: 2 mins
The Argus Africa Roads Conference will be held at the Protea Hotel in Cape Town

An important conference focussing on Africa’s road market is due to be held in Cape Town, South Africa. The Argus Africa Roads Conference will be held at the Protea Hotel in Cape Town from the 9th March – 10th  March 2020.

The event is important for Africa as a whole, which has a massive roads market. According to the event organisers there are 391 major road projects in the pipeline across Africa. These are valued at an impressive US$467.6 billion.

Clearly, Africa offer substantial opportunities to road construction companies, bitumen suppliers, storage, logistics and transportation companies, traders and innovative service providers.

The conference organisers claim that the Argus Africa Roads conference provides an opportunity for industry professionals to discuss the upcoming road construction and rehabilitation projects and their impact on bitumen demand, storage and logistics capacity, pricing issues and developments in the new IMO 2020 era.

The programme features multiple discussions to help attendees question assumptions, build networks and assess high-growth market opportunities. Topics include road developments and bitumen requirements in Africa, such as where the most lucrative opportunities lie. They also cover evolving sources of bitumen supply for the pan-African market, as well as pricing issues and developments.

The event also allows attendees to discuss the performance of different bitumen specifications and the varying requirements across the continent. These discussion areas include key growth drivers and changing market dynamics across Africa, the latest developments in crumb rubber modified bitumen and warm mix asphalt (WMA).

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