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PMB mixes have been popular for decades and are designed to maintain the integrity of the roadway while enhancing functional performance characteristics. Most virgin bitumen lacks the complete properties needed in quality to build high-performing roadways. Adding polymers to create a PMB can help strengthen and toughen the roadway surface. PGXpand®, a bitumen-friendly polymer additive, is uniquely designed to allow polymer modified bitumen (PMB) producers to boost the high temperature performance of the binder while maintaining low temperature properties. It minimizes SBS content, improves viscosity, supports higher filler loading, and provides better stability.

Achieving More Durable Roadway Surfaces with Asphalt Paving Solutions

Roadway durability has always been a key consideration for departments of transportation and municipalities initiating development or revitalization projects. However, existing road conditions continue to miss the mark as surfaces deteriorate over time. In the United States, 39% of major roads are considered to be in poor to mediocre condition, leading to costs for both DOTs and consumers [...]

Overcoming Bitumen Quality Issues for Roadway Paving

Increasing demand for roadway construction and repair to support infrastructure in a more connected global economy is directly impacting the bitumen industry. The market is projected to grow at 4% CAGR by 2031, a rate tied to urbanization and increased availability of more sustainable practices for producing roadways that use the binder. However, those tasked with working with the [...]

By Kate Brough|2025-05-19T19:16:33+00:00April 25th, 2025|Categories: Bitumen Quality, Blog|Tags: PGXpand|0 Comments

Sripath Technologies President Krishna Srinivasan Presents on Innovative Additives to Enhance Roadway Performance

Sripath Technologies President Krishna Srinivasan was recently honored to speak to a delegation from the Government of Goa, India’s Public Works Department (Roads) during a conference coordinated by Bitpath, a Sripath affiliate based in India. The presentation topic, “Innovative Additives to Enhance Roadway Performance,” reflected the growing need for solutions to using high-RAP mixes on Indian roadways to address [...]

By Kate Brough|2025-04-11T16:52:36+00:00April 10th, 2025|Categories: Blog, Events/Tradeshows, Webinar|Tags: PGXpand, ReLIXER|0 Comments

Understanding Polymer Modified Bitumen (PMBs) – Frequently Asked Questions

Paved roadways have been around since ancient Babylonian civilizations began blending asphalt with gravel to accommodate travelers and merchants. In more modern times, roads constructed from asphalt, or bitumen, appeared in the late 1700s as chemists started to better understand the binding qualities of natural asphalt in surface performance. Fast forward to today, and the Earth is [...]

By Kate Brough|2024-12-18T20:32:24+00:00February 20th, 2025|Categories: Blog|Tags: PGXpand|Comments Off