Shell Bitumen, a global leader in manufacturing and marketing of bitumen, said it has won top honours from the International Road Federation (IRF).

The company won the award in the research category for Shell Bitufresh, its bitumen odour-neutralising product, said a statement from the company.

The selection was made by an independent, international panel of judges with expertise across major road and highway disciplines, it said.

Shell Bitufresh is a bitumen additive that has been specially formulated to reduce the odour of bitumen, in order to help improve working conditions for workers and also to reduce odour nuisance for neighbouring local residents, said the statement.

The product works by reacting with the source of the smell to neutralise the odours, it stated.

Shell Bitufresh is specially formulated to reduce bitumen odours for a period of at least two weeks, with no impact on its performance and works across all of its grades including polymer modified bitumen and oxidised grades, said the statement.

The product is currently available in 17 markets around the world, it said.

John Read, Shell’s general manager for Bitumen Technology, said: “It is a great honour for us to be recognised by a world renowned industry body like the IRF.”  – TradeArabia News Service