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AM-Fall05 11/1/05 10:22 PM Page 1 A P P r PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Looking back to 1997, the FHWA by joining the r s e expected to have all states using the association—con- e ill Haverland, Manager, Asphalt then new Superpave specifications. In tributing today s s Sales and Marketing, of 2006, California is now the final state ensures a bright p i B i ConocoPhillips is Chairman of to adopt Superpave — in fact, AI staff future for our d the Asphalt Institute this year — recently conducted two Asphalt Binder markets tomorrow. d h noteworthy in that this is his second Technology (ABT) courses in e Peter T. Grass, President e time in that position. Bill first served California in late September. These n n as our Chairman in 1996. He is the courses were requested to help a only individual that has come back California with their transition to PG FROM THE CHAIRMAN t for a second term. That invites some asphalt binders beginning next year. long with changes within our t ’ ’ l s comparisons. industry, the leadership and staff s A t Bill’s first round as Chairman was while of the Asphalt Institute has also In 1997, the Asphalt Institute had 60 he served with Shell Oil; then it was changed. There is a different feel M members; today we enjoy 85 as we go bought by Tosco Refining and then by within the staff and in the way they M to press and I’ve no doubt we’ll actually Phillips 66 who merged to become conduct their work. The dedication e finish this year higher. In fact, during ConocoPhillips. We’re glad he is still and resourcefulness of the staff has e the last 12 months, we’ve added 12 with the industry. He is the uncontest- allowed us to make the great strides s percent to our membership rolls. Why? ed champion of the “most membership noted above. We are financially stable s s We deliver value to our members for plaques hanging on one wall” contest once again, have a dominant voice in s their investment, and perhaps unlike and while the extreme case, Bill demon- industry activities, and take proactive a 1997, we are more focused on solving strates that the business isn’t static. approaches to challenges as they a g industry problems than ever before. Mergers and acquisitions are part of the develop. It has been through their g reality of the oil business. hard work and creativity that the e Based on 2004 reported numbers, Asphalt Institute is recognized as the e U.S. markets alone reflected total Our industry owes a debt of gratitude refining industry’s sales on the order of 36.1 million to Bill and people like him. They def- voice in the busi- tons of liquid asphalt. Compare that initely have a day job, but somehow ness. We, as to 32.9 million tons in 1997. That is find time to give back to the industry members, owe a 1.4 percent annual increase, about in a significant and appreciated way. them well deserved what we’d expect over this eight year Whether it is serving on a committee, thanks for bring- time period — given the turbulent taking a leadership role or supporting ing us where we economic conditions. the collective efforts of the industry are today. Bill Haverland, Chairman * Dynasol L.L.C., Houston, TX Paramount Petroleum Corporation, Paramount, CA AI Members EMCO Building Products Corp., LaSalle, QC, CANADA * Penn Maritime, Inc., Stamford, CT Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc., Jackson, MS Peoria River Terminal, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL as of 11/1/2005 (* — Affiliate Member ) ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialties Company, Fairfax, VA Petro-Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON, CANADA ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialties Company, International, Fairfax, VA Petroleo Brasileiro, S.A. – Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL * Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC, Willowbrook, IL Flint Hills Resources, LP, St. Paul, MN * Pioneer Oil LLC, Billings, MT All States Asphalt, Inc., Sunderland, MA GAF Materials Corporation, Wayne, NJ * Ponderosa Petroleum Company, Parker, CO Alon USA, Dallas, TX The Hudson Companies, Providence, RI RECOPE, Cartago, COSTA RICA * Andrie Inc., Muskegon, MI Hunt Refining Company, Tuscaloosa, AL REPSOL YPF, Madrid, SPAIN * ARR-MAZ Custom Chemicals, Inc., Winter Haven, FL Husky Oil Marketing Company, Calgary, AB, CANADA * Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., Oil Recovery Division, Plano, TX Asphalt Materials, Inc., Indianapolis, IN IKO, Chicago, IL San Joaquin Refining Co., Inc., Bakersfield, CA * Asphalt Operating Services, LLC, Bartlett, IL Imperial Oil, Toronto, ON, CANADA Sargeant Marine, Inc., Boca Raton, FL Asphalt Processors Incorporated, BARBADOS * Innophos, Inc., Cranbury, NJ SemMaterials, L.P., Tulsa, OK Asphalt Refining & Technology Company, Douglasville, GA Irving Oil, Saint John, NB, CANADA Seneca Petroleum Co., Inc., Crestwood, IL Associated Asphalt, Inc., Roanoke, VA Isfalt A.S., Uskudar, TURKEY Shell Canada Products, Montreal, QC, CANADA * Astaris LLC, Saint Louis, MO Jebro Inc., Sioux City, IA Shell International Petroleum Company Limited, London, UNITED Bitumar Inc., Montreal, QC, CANADA Kokosing Materials, Inc., Fredericktown, OH KINGDOM * Bouchard Coastwise Management Corp., Melville, NY * Kolbeck Petroleum, Inc. , Wichita, KS Shell Oil Products US, Houston, TX BP Bitumen, Whiting, IN * KRATON Polymers, Houston, TX Shelly & Sands, Inc., Zanesville, OH Calumet Lubricants, Indianapolis, IN Lafarge Asphalt Engineering, A Division of Lafarge Construction and SK Corporation, Seoul, KOREA Canadian Asphalt Industries Inc., Markham, ON, CANADA Materials, Inc., Mississauga, ON, CANADA * Sprague Energy Corp., Portsmouth, NH * Canadian National Railway, Montreal, QC, CANADA Lunday-Thagard Refining, South Gate, CA Suit-Kote Corporation, Cortland, NY Chevron Corporation, San Ramon, CA Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC, Findlay, OH * TAMKO Roofing Products, Inc., Joplin, MO Chevron – Asia Pacific Africa and Pakistan Region (Caltex), Sydney, E. A. Mariani Asphalt Co., Inc., Tampa, FL Terry Industries, Inc., Hamilton, OH AUSTRALIA Mathy Construction Company, Onalaska, WI Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc., Houston, TX CITGO Asphalt Refining Company, Plymouth Meeting, PA McAsphalt Industries Ltd., Scarborough, ON, CANADA Trumbull Asphalt, A Division of Owens Corning, Toledo, OH Coastal Energy Corp., Willow Springs, MO McCall Oil and Chemical Corp., Portland, OR * Ultrapave Corporation, Resaca, GA Colas, S.A., Paris, FRANCE * MeadWestvaco Corporation Asphalt Innovations, Charleston, SC United Refining Company, Warren, PA ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX Murphy Oil USA, Inc., Superior, WI U.S. Oil & Refining Company, Tacoma, WA * Dexco Polymers LP, A Dow/ExxonMobil Partnership, Houston, TX Nynäs Bitumen, Zaventem, BELGIUM Valero Energy Corporation, San Antonio, TX * DuPont, Wilmington, DE Oldcastle Materials Group, Washington, DC Vance Brothers Inc., Kansas City, MO Fall 2005 Asphalt 1.