Tag: Road Materials

Roadbuilding

Neal introduces fast-spray sealcoat package for protecting roads

This package from Neal combines the company’s High-Volume Road Maintenance Vehicle with the drivable DA 350 for quick prep work and curb-and-gutter sealcoating.

July 13, 2018

Roadbuilding

Associated Asphalt to supply Fla. ports in Puma deal

Puma Energy and Associated Asphalt have signed agreements to supply asphalt to Florida port terminals. Associated Asphalt will take over retail asphalt marketing for Trafigura, Puma’s largest shareholder, at Jacksonville, Cape Canaveral and Port Everglades. Puma will handle the supply chain into those terminals. Associated Asphalt will also be responsible for supply and marketing at […]

January 24, 2018

Roadbuilding

Adding paraffin oil to concrete can create roads that de-ice themselves

Drexel University researchers have discovered that adding a little paraffin wax to a road’s concrete mix could create roads that deice themselves, EurekAlert! reports. A paper published in Cement and Concrete Composites written by researchers led by Yaghoob Farnam, an assistant professor in Drexel’s College of Engineering, explains how substances like paraffin oil — known […]

September 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Reclaimed and recycled asphalt : Where is the payoff?

End users of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) in asphalt mixes – both contractors and government agencies – are benefiting from the lower raw material prices that the bituminous and mineral reclaimed products bring to the table. Those components – which are 100 percent recyclable – replace virgin materials used in […]

September 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

Holcim board delays Lafarge merger over terms

Holcim’s board of directors has determined that its merger with Lafarge will be delayed due to a disagreement of terms on the deal. The merger was announced last year. In a statement, Holcim said the agenda for its upcoming annual general meeting will only focus on direct Holcim business and not the merger. “Holcim Board […]

March 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

Graniterock launches free construction calculator iPhone App Version 2.0

Graniterock has released a new mobile application — i.e. app — allowing Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users to access a broad range of construction materials calculators. The free app, Graniterock Construction Calculator is part of the company’s effort to make calculating and ordering just the correct amount of a wide range of construction materials […]

October 16, 2011

Technology

Graniterock launches free construction calculator iPhone App Version 2.0

Graniterock has released a new mobile application — i.e. app — allowing Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users to access a broad range of construction materials calculators. The free app, Graniterock Construction Calculator is part of the company’s effort to make calculating and ordering just the correct amount of a wide range of construction materials […]

October 16, 2011