Asphalt Institute Categories of Membership

Regular Members
Companies engaged in asphalt manufacture or resale in the U.S. that sell sufficient quantities of asphalt to reach the minimum assessment (established by the AI Board of Directors) in one or more of the following categories:

• Companies that manufacture liquid asphalt from crude petroleum for any use.
• Companies with asphalt storage and handling facilities that market or resell liquid asphalt to unrelated third party companies. This includes resellers who take title to the liquid prior to resale.
• Associate Members who do not sell sufficient quantities of asphalt to meet the minimum assessment for regular members, but have elected to pay the minimum assessment.

Associate Members
Entities that meet all qualifications for regular membership but sell insufficient quantities of asphalt to reach the minimum assessment established for regular members.

Canadian Members
Companies that qualify for regular or associate membership but whose principal asphalt sales and/or usage are located in Canada.

International Members
Companies that qualify for regular or associate Membership but whose principal asphalt sales and/or usage is located outside the U.S. and Canada.

Global Members
Companies that produce asphalt from crude petroleum in multiple countries including the U.S for any and all uses.

Commercial Members
Companies engaged in the asphalt business that purchase liquid asphalt in bulk quantities for application use or for the manufacture of end-use asphalt products, provided that these companies:

• Have permanent liquid asphalt storage facilities in North America,
• Purchase at least 30,000 tons of liquid asphalt annually in North America, and
• Do not resell liquid asphalt to unrelated third party companies.

NOTE: Asphalt roofing shingles, hot mix asphalt, asphalt emulsions, and pipe-coatings are considered end-use products.

Affiliate Members

• Asphalt sales agents without asphalt assets or facilities who do not take title to the liquid prior to resale.
• Any company engaged in the asphalt business, working specifically with asphalt related raw material or asphalt additives and whose principal activity in the asphalt business meets one or more of the following categories:
1. Manufacturers or suppliers of equipment for the manufacture, storage, transport, or testing of liquid asphalt.
2. Additive manufacturers or suppliers.
3. Transporters.
4. Commercial testing laboratories.
5. Terminal operators that provide fee-based terminal services.
• Companies doing business outside of the U.S. who meet one or more of the eligibility requirements for Affiliate Membership.