Asphalt Plants, Equipment & Applications

According to insiders, the merger of Swiss cement group Holcim and French industrial company Lafarge will probably be approved by the European…
Bitumen is one of the most widely used products in the world, with an estimated 85% being used annually as the binder in asphalt for roads and other…
The Vaasa Energy Institute in Finland is planning ways to utilise and store asphalt heat. The plan is to dig horizontal pipes under parking lots and…
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens Vegvesen) is in process of developing a new type of asphalt with more fine stone that better…
Driven by the price of virgin aggregates and strong environmental concerns, the recycling of reclaimed asphalt is already, and will increasingly be,…
A leading asphalt plant manufacturer is claiming a RAP production first. Guy Woodford reports With its rich history of innovation, US firm Astec…
Gamma, which holds a 49% stake in the capital of Holcim Mauritius, is reported as planning to exercise its rights to first refusal for the…
An eagerly awaited new asphalt plant was recently officially opened at Wight Building Materials’ owned Blackwater Quarry in St George’s Down, Isle of…
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed government plans to allocate £168 million to councils across England to help repair potholes or…
Regulatory approvals for the acquisition of controlling shares in two companies in South Africa have been secured by South Africa-based construction…