[Our own way 🙌] It's time for sports at Colas: Episode 4!
Climbing, canoeing, soccer, biking… tune in this summer to (re)discover a selection of emblematic Colas projects that are making sports activities possible around the world.
The Waka Waka song, the Jabulani ball, the vuvuzelas… Today’s topic is, of course… the 2010 World Cup in South Africa! ⚽ To prepare for the event, the host country focused on stadiums, including building five new venues, in addition to making a large investment in modernizing its road network. Many projects were carried out to prepare for this tournament, such as renovating highway sections and building additional lanes, emergency lanes and multi-level interchanges.
Our South African subsidiary, whose activities are mainly industrial, and its Johannesburg profit center therefore saw an increase by about 70% in their production of modified bitumen compared to 2009. In four months, 40,000 metric tons of bituminous binder were also sold. This was quite an achievement, especially considering the challenging weather conditions and successive stops of the country’s refineries for maintenance.
After the competition ended, all these construction works left a lasting, positive effect on the country economically, socially and in terms of road safety. Notably, they helped develop less-dynamic regions.
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This 19th edition of the World Cup was the first one to take place on African soil.
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