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Bitumen softeners are designed to lower bitumen stiffness to allow for greater flexibility and cracking resistance. This can help stabilize mixes with varying bitumen quality and maintain the integrity of the roadway or roofing surface. ReNUBIT® is a proprietary petroleum-based bitumen softener designed to improve polymer compatibility, solvency, and stability. It is effective with a wide range of bitumen found around the world in the paving and roofing industries. ReNUBIT produces softer grades of bitumen that support high polymer and/or crumb rubber levels while improving low temperature properties, fracture toughness, and fatigue resistance.

Managing Viscosity in Asphalt Mixes for Improved Workability

Achieving the right asphalt workability is crucial for ensuring smooth, long-lasting roads. One of the key factors influencing workability is the viscosity in asphalt, which is a measure of its resistance to flow. Properly managing asphalt viscosity ensures mixes can be placed and compacted efficiently while minimizing aging defects such as cracking, rutting, or other deformations. Understanding [...]

Bitumen Softeners for Asphalt: Frequently Asked Questions

Bitumen softeners are an important tool in the asphalt industry for maintaining and improving roadway performance. The key advantage of adding softeners to bitumen is their ability to improve low-temperature performance. This results in enhancing penetration, reducing stiffness, and lowering the binder’s PG grade to minimize cracking. By restoring workability, bitumen softeners can help maintain the binder’s balance between [...]

The Role of Asphalt Additives in Roadway Paving

Asphalt continues as a cornerstone of road construction globally, with 90% of roads paved globally using asphalt. As infrastructure demands accelerate, environmental standards are also on the rise. However, traditional asphalt comprised of only bitumen and aggregate often falls short of modern expectations for performance, durability, and sustainability. Asphalt additives are purpose-designed materials that can elevate pavement [...]

By Kate Brough|2025-10-31T15:33:41+00:00October 31st, 2025|Categories: Blog, Resource Series|Tags: ButaPhalt, NuMIXER, PGXpand, PHALANX, ReLIXER, ReNUBIT|0 Comments

Using Oils to Rectify Bitumen Quality Variabilities

Crude oil is sourced from locations around the globe. Fuel refineries then further alter bitumen characteristics. Crude slate blending, and bitumen blending, add another layer of variability to the nature of the product. All of these factors result in a collective issue of “quality” in bitumen, resulting in a commodity that varies widely in composition and properties. Because of [...]