For the asphalt and bitumen industry, 2024 was largely a year focused on enhancing sustainability measures across the supply chain from plant manufacturing processes to construction site materials and usage. For Sripath, sustainability has always been at the forefront of product development, and 2024 provided an opportunity to share thought leadership and products that could help customers lower [...]
Sripath continues to demonstrate its innovative, sustainable approach to developing asphalt and bitumen additives with the launch of its latest product, PHALANX®. PHALANX is a superior warm mix additive (WMA) that improves compactability of both hot asphalt mixes and PMB mixes while allowing for the reduction of both compaction and production temperatures. The result is a high-performance WMA [...]
TRANSCRIPT FROM VIDEO: Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement, or RAP, comes from the material removed during a roadway resurfacing. Most RAP is produced by milling the top two inches of the road’s wearing course to prepare the surface for new paving material installation or, in the case of full-depth reclamation, over 8 to 10 inches of roadway material. RAP [...]
TRANSCRIPT OF VIDEO:There are two main drivers for considering using high RAP, or reclaimed asphalt pavement, in mixes: economic and environmental. Economically, agencies need to know that using high amounts of RAP can and will provide cost savings over traditional use of virgin materials. Research by the Federal Highway Administration evaluated the various cost inputs affecting roadway construction on [...]
