This case study highlights SINOTO’s successful expansion into the East African market with the successful payment and dispatch of a high-efficiency Bitumen Decanter to Mauritius on April 14, 2026. It explores the technical challenges of bitumen logistics in island nations and how SINOTO’s specialized heating technology provides the perfect solution. A Milestone for Island Infrastructure As an island country with a fast growing tourism and logistics industry, Mauritius needs quality road networks. Nevertheless, the transport of bitumen, which is the black gold of the road building, poses special problems in these areas. This case study discusses how the bridging of the gap between the delivery of raw materials and high-performance paving by SINOTO machinery occurs. The Case: Efficient Bitumen Logistics in East Africa To most construction companies in Mauritius and the rest of Africa, bitumen is usually imported in solid or semi-solid state in 200kg steel drums. How to reduce this solid substance back to a liquid state in an efficient and clean fashion without overheating and destroying the chemical properties of the bitumen is a challenge. Older melting techniques tend to be slow, require large amounts of fuel, and thus leaky to the environment. The Mauritian client needed a...
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