Asphalt Plants, Equipment & Applications

Dutch construction company H4A is testing a new type of tarmac which uses lignin to bind the sand and gravel together. It is said that nothing…
Tarmac has opened a £6.6 million (€9 million) asphalt plant in County Hertfordshire, England. The facility in Radlett replaces an ageing 1960s…
The Wirtgen Group says it is to invest some €150 million in its mineral technologies unit in 2016-2017, including a new site for Benninghoven and…
Researchers at the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) say they have shown that using cold mix asphalt concrete instead of…
Asphalt is used mainly for the construction and maintenance of roads, and as demand for such infrastructure takes off worldwide so demand for the…
The asphalt market is increasing after a number of years of falling demand, which is great news for everyone involved in the sector. But it creates a…
As the world’s ready supplies of natural materials diminish, the reuse or recycling of existing materials has taken on a new urgency. No matter what…
Fuel consumption, ease of movement and installation, emissions, and the use of recycled materials are today among some of the key factors for asphalt…
Rapid International Ltd has recently supplied Ty-Rock, a leading Northern Irish producer of ready-mix and precast concrete products, with a new…
A new road is being created in Sluiskil, the Netherlands, for the port authority Zeeland Seaports. The road uses sustainable tarmac that contains…