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Warm mix asphalt is paving mix that can be produced and compacted at lower temperatures than traditional hot mix asphalt materials for roadway development. This may result in reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) and asphalt emissions through lower operational temperature requirements at the plant and at the job site. PHALANX®, a specially engineered warm mix additive, is designed to improve compactability of hot asphalt mixes and Polymer Modified Bitumen (PMB) mixes. It helps reduce the paving temperature when laying down a roadway. PHALANX helps lower the carbon footprint, reduce energy consumption, and deliver overall cost savings.

Balancing Asphalt Performance and Sustainability with Warm Mix Additives

Paving industry professionals are increasingly struggling to address two critical priorities: enhancing roadway performance and meeting sustainability goals. With governments, contractors, and material producers under increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, technologies that support energy efficiency and a lower carbon footprint are increasingly in demand. Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) and warm mix additives have risen in [...]

By Vince Aurilio|2025-09-18T19:28:40+00:00September 18th, 2025|Categories: Balanced Mix Design, Blog|Tags: PHALANX, Sustainability|0 Comments

Video: What are Warm Mix Additives for Asphalt?

Warm mix additives, or WMAs, enable asphalt production and compaction at lower temperatures than traditional hot mixes. Warm mix additives are believed to work by lowering the binder’s viscosity and improving the lubrication around aggregates in an asphalt mix. WMAs can make it easier to manufacture, transport, and compact a mix at lower temperatures. In fact, temperatures [...]

Warm Mix Asphalt and Compaction

Warm mix asphalt (WMA) production remains an alterative to traditional hot mix asphalt (HMA) approaches as manufacturers explore options for reducing costs and emissions. For example, mixes developed using warm mix asphalt technologies represent 39.6% of all asphalt mix production in the United States. In the European Union, WMA market share has increased to an average of 18.3%, [...]

By Vince Aurilio|2025-07-16T19:53:19+00:00July 17th, 2025|Categories: Blog|Tags: PHALANX|0 Comments

Examples of Sustainability in Asphalt Paving

Sustainability has become a central topic of focus across all sectors of the asphalt paving industry. Local governments and departments of transportation are considering how updated specifications can lead toward meeting broader net zero emissions goals. Producers and contractors are looking for different technologies that can help meet performance requirements while lowering their own carbon footprint and keeping [...]