During bauma 2019 the Daily News team has brought you the latest product news, views and some of the more lighthearted moments from the world’s biggest construction show. Here we look at some of the highlights
From chip fat to banana bags, the race is on to find new bitumen additives which will solve two problems with one solution: replace diminishing petrochemical-based products and make use from waste rather than landfilling it - Kristina Smith reports It is not just the desire to preserve our environment which is driving the industry’s search for products which don’t eat up raw materials. The hunger of emerging economies – particularly China – mean that resources can be hard to come by, so it makes sense for s
This month we look at two additives from natural sources: a rejuvenator derived from pine trees and naturally occurring asphalt - Kristina Smith writes
One of the problems experienced with pavements containing RAP is that, although they exhibit good rutting resistance, they often fail early due to fatigue cracking. Biorefiner Arizona Chemical has just unveiled independent test results for its SYLVAROAD RP1000 Performance Additive that it says demonstrate that the rejuvenator can help create mixes that ar
