PRESS RELEASE

ARAMINE and Astec Industries, Inc. announce a strategic partnership for the distribution of Astec equipment in several African countries

June 23 , 2020 : Astec Industries, Inc. through its regional office Astec Industries Africa Middle East and Aramine signed a distribution contract at the beginning of June 2020, appointing the French company Aramine as the official dealer of Astec Material Solutions products in several strategic countries in West Africa (Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Niger) and the Maghreb (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco).

According to Jaime Martel, Key Regional & Product Manager and Head of Distribution Partnerships at Aramine: “The confidence of Astec Industries, Inc. is a recognition of our longstanding partnership which has so far only been with the BTI range of rock breaker and boom systems. The extension of the offer to all products of the Material Solutions Group (previously known as the Aggregate and Mining Division) will enable us to respond more broadly to the needs of our customers on the African continent”.

In addition to its recognized expertise and technical service, Aramine relies on its subsidiaries and partners in the region and is doing its utmost to strengthen the presence of Astec Industries, Inc. in the countries concerned by this agreement.

“With the expansion of the Astec portfolio distributed by Aramine, this is an important evolution in our commercial relations, as we collaborate in very active and demanding markets in West Africa and the Maghreb. With this partnership, we are developing a new customer proximity offer, combining expertise, services and quality products. “said Vinesh Surajlall, Director – Material Solutions, at Astec Africa Middle East.

ASTEC Industries, Inc.

Astec Industries, Inc., a glodal leader in the Material Solutions and Infrastructure Solutions sectors owns sites that manufacture specialized equipment primarily used for crushing and screening, asphalt road building, aggregate processing and concrete production.

For more information, visit www.astecindustries.com

ARAMINE

Headquartered in France, Aramine is specialized in mining and underground solutions and is operating in more than in 80 countries. Under its own brand, Aramine designs and builds innovative machines for small and medium section, such as compact loaders working on battery, and offers worldwide on-site services to its customers (audit, training, start-up). Thanks to its strong technological and mechanical know-how, Aramine’s remanufactures mining equipment according to original manufacturer specifications, including the latest engineering design and ensuring the latest performance upgrades.

Under the name Aramine Smart Parts®, Aramine offers also a wide range of genuine underground mining spare parts and components.

Via its African subsidiary, Aramine is also an official distributor of Astec, Atlas Copco, Epiroc, Normet, und HBM machines in a selection of countries.

For more information, visit www.aramine.com

Contacts ARAMINE

Olivier Barriol, Marketing and Communication Director

obarriol@aramine.com

+33 (0)4 42 53 53 00

Audrey Beurnier, Marketing Manager