Sponsorship

Silver sponsor

The Richmond Group is an international business group of manufacturing and trading companies with offices in Australia, China, India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the UAE. The group’s promoters hail from a reputed business family with an established track record of success spanning more than a century.

Richmond sources products from numerous refineries, including Banoco, Saudi Aramco, NIOC and Engen Petroleum, ExxonMobil Asia Pacific, Singapore Petroleum Company, PTT/IRPC Thailand and refineries in Taiwan and China.

Benchmarks:
• the group is the largest supplier of drum bitumen from the Middle East to China and Africa
• Developed the first bulk bitumen import terminal in India in 1998
• The group is the main supplier of bulk bitumen to India.
• Exported the first bulk bitumen cargo from Aramco Luberef, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
• Exported the first bulk bitumen cargo from Haldia, India.
• Exported the first bulk bitumen cargo from Iran to Asia-Pacific, including China and South Korea
• Delivering supply solutions to international organisations in challenging environments including USAID projects in Afghanistan
• Handles more than 45,000 t/month of bulk and drum bitumen
• Establishing and operating through its joint venture Elco Richmond, the largest bitumen storage facility in the UAE. Elco Richmond also produces cutbacks and emulsions and will shortly be producing polymer modified bitumen in collaboration with a major international producer.

Shipping:
Shipping is a key activity for the group in supporting its trading operations. The group owns bitumen tankers of up to 5,000t capacity and charters bitumen tankers from Asia-Pacific to meet increased demand during the high season. Richmond also charters dry cargo vessels (Panamax and Handymax) for products like steel, metcoke and limestone.

For more information on the Richmond Group, please visit www.bitumen.net.

Exhibitor

Corus Energy operates in the field of manufacturing and supplying of bitumen and oil by-products. Corus Energy is focused on providing quality products and services, along with prompt responses to any concerns of customers in addition to normal after-sales services. Its business includes:

• Purchase, sales, importing and exporting raw materials and bitumen products
• Production and distribution of bitumen products and network establishment inside and outside of Iran

Conference documentation sponsor

Pörner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Pörner Ingenieurgesellschaft / Pörner Group, with over 35 Biturox® plants built worldwide, is No. 1 in the field of bitumen oxidation technology. The Biturox® process allows maximum flexibility for crude selection and adjusts the chemical composition of the bitumen produced to create the desired rheological properties. The result is improved performance to a desired optimum based on field or performance design.

Pörner Group´s scope of work includes the complete range. This begins with license, basic and detail engineering, procurement and supply of the process unit, site supervision and goes up to start-up assistance, training and documentation. Visit www.poerner.at for more information.

Sponship opportunites.

Sponsorship at the Argus Asian Bitumen 2010 conference presents the opportunity for you to position your business strategically in the Asian and global bitumen market. Sponsoring an element of the event ensures your company a unique and focused means of enhancing your profile, strengthening your brand and showcasing your services to an audience of senior representatives in the bitumen industry.

A range of sponsorship opportunities is available to suit your individual budgets and objectives. Please contact Zhilin Yuan for further information and a personalised sponsorship proposal at +65 6496 9966 or conferences@argusmedia.com.