Materials

December 11, 2023
Rokbak’s top 10 hot winter operating tips
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July 11, 2022
Biogenic asphalt has some of the traditional bitumen binder replaced with a naturally-derived binder, for instance tall oil pitch
Bitumen technology: crude moves and carbon savings for the industry
As bitumen suppliers look to replace Russian sources of crude oil, there’s a race to get biogenic asphalts to market – and bank those carbon-saving…
July 8, 2022
Raman Ojha heads Shell’s new Roads and Construction division
Shell is pushing ahead with decarbonisation
Why is Shell interested in bricks and concrete? Kristina Smith met the head of its new Roads and Construction division, Raman Ojha to find out
June 27, 2022
Element Six has boosted production of its milling machine bits
Increased milling tool output
Element Six (E6), part of the De Beers Group, has announced the introduction of a new, state-of-the-art, fully automated line for road milling bit…
June 20, 2022
The Elba plant from Ammann is helping Swiss firm Bereuter with material supplies
Concrete on demand with Ammann
Swiss firm Bereuter is now able to supply fresh concrete on demand in both large and small volumes with the installation of Ammann CBT 60 Elba Plant…
May 20, 2022
AfPA appoints new chairman, Dante Cremasco
Cremasco, head of road services at integrated services provider Downer, takes over during a difficult time for Australian infrastructure contracts…
April 19, 2022
Huesker: the case for geosynthetics
Huesker, a global manufacturer of geosynthetics and technical textiles, explains how incorporating geosynthetic material can boost a project’s…
April 19, 2022
Turkish firm E-MAK has supplied asphalt plant technology to a customer in Denmark
Turkish asphalt plant supplied to Denmark
A customer in Denmark is now benefiting from asphalt production technology supplied by Turkish firm E-MAK.
April 8, 2022
UDOT chose one of the most challenging locations in the State: the POE on Interstate 80 which usually suffers heavy rutting from trucks
Bitumen technology: cutting maintenance costs
Thicklift in Utah, epoxy modification for Ethiopia and inbuilt de-icing in South Korea - a focus on technologies designed to lower maintenance and…
April 4, 2022
A modified spray bar has two sets of nozzles for the two-component epoxy bitumen system
Epoxy resins for resilient roads in Ethiopia
Using epoxy bitumen in chip seals could significantly increase the life of high-volume roads in low-income countries and make them more resilient to…
April 1, 2022
The FH-R attachment can be fitted to most compact machines
Adding road shoulders efficiently
Road Widener is now offering its patented FH-R shouldering and side paver attachment.
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