Asphalt Plants, Equipment & Applications

Building materials and aggregates supplier Aggregate Industries has appointed Gary Brennand as the new general manager for express asphalt.

Tesco has specified Hanson’s reduced emission asphalt (REA) to resurface four customer car parks across the country. The product, which helps to minimise the impact of asphalt production and laying on local air quality, is being produced using the company’s energy reducing asphalt (ERA) warm mix technology to provide a complete sustainable solution.

Developments in technology have seen state of the art asphalt plants evolve into increasingly mobile, versatile and low emission facilities with an ever greater rate of recycling. In this article by US-based asphalt plant manufacturer Astec Industries, the company assesses the development of the industry and sets out the latest technology developments.

Building materials company Tarmac has participated in a webcast event that highlighted the challenges and opportunities for net zero carbon in the construction sector.

An Ammann mixing plant is helping Hangzhou Road & Bridge Group reduce emissions and change perceptions at its asphalt production centre in China’s Zhejiang province.

Having already purchased an Ammann UniGlobe 320 asphalt mixing plant in 2011, Hangzhou Road & Bridge Group bought an ABA 320 UniBatch asphalt mixing plant from Ammann in 2017 for use at the facility in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province.

Major UK construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has launched an improved SuperLow range of asphalt, which includes a claimed industry-first carbon-neutral offering.

Ammann is providing an ABP HRT mixing plant which will produce 250,000 tonnes of asphalt on-site for the project to renovate a section of the N2 Motorway in Switzerland.

Total UK Limited – Bitumen Division, one of the market-leading manufacturers of bitumen and speciality bitumen products, has launched a new version of its online ordering platform to simplify the purchasing process and provide greater management information.