Shell Bitumen is 100
We鈥檝e been shaping our role in the road pavement industry for one hundred years. Join us as we celebrate this milestone and reflect on what lies ahead for the industry.
A century of innovation
You can fit a lot into a century and Shell Bitumen certainly has. Since the early days we鈥檝e been a driving force helping develop better road networks around the world. Here鈥檚 a look at some of our proudest achievements.
Shell Bitumen 100
Shell Bitumen: Global reach, local touch
Shell Bitumen is the world鈥檚 largest international marketer of Bitumen, serving customers across 60 markets. Over the last one hundred years we鈥檝e developed technical capabilities and a robust, integrated supply chain network that allows us to support our customers around the world.
Consistent, quality production
With refineries, plants and depots around the world, we鈥檙e able to reliably source materials to meet our commitments to customers and support them with our integrated supply chain network.
Delivering at scale
Every year, we supply enough Shell Bitumen to travel around the world 4.5 times 鈥� that鈥檚 500km daily.
Technical innovation
Along with producing paving-grade bitumen, we heavily invest in research and development, and testing new, innovative products. To date we own more than 1,000 patent series since we began 100 years ago.
Supporting a growing world
We supply bitumen and provide technical expertise and logistical support for global key projects in the transport, industrial and roofing sectors, including 120 airports, 17 leading racing circuits, and countless roads and bridges.
Did you know?
The word asphalt comes from the Greek "asphaltos", which means "secure". Asphalt has been used as a paving and waterproofing material since ancient times.
