The Southern African Bitumen Association, established in 1979, is a non-profit organization that represents producers and applicators of bituminous products, consulting engineers, educational institutions and companies that provide ancillary services.

Sabita places emphasis on engaging with stakeholders, particularly government, with regard to the need to maintain and improve roads infrastructure and to create sustainable jobs. It interacts with all levels of government on these matters and through its member led programmes, strives to maintain the Industry’s technical standards and know-how, at the best levels that the world has to offer. In addition, it strongly advocates sustainable practices in the quest to maintain the country’s most valuable infrastructure asset – the backbone of service delivery.