The Refined Bitumen Association is the trade association for UK bitumen companies.
In 2000, it formed the Asphalt Industry Alliance with the Mineral Products Association, based in London.
Asphalt is a mixture of bitumen and quarried mineral products, represented by both trade organisations.
Its five main members cover 95% of the UK market It represents the UK bitumen industry at a national level.
[2] The UK produces around 1.5 million tonnes of bitumen a year.