Bitumen is becoming increasingly important across global construction, infrastructure and industrial technology, influencing how projects are visualised, coordinated, delivered and managed over time.
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From planning and design to field execution and asset management, this topic sits at the centre of digital change across the built environment, helping teams improve visibility, accuracy, coordination and long-term performance.
On 30 May, during Bituroad 2026, a focused technical workshop on MicroSurfacing and advanced emulsion technologies will bring together engineers, contractors, material sp...
Hawaiiβs relationship with plastic waste is complicated, costly and increasingly unsustainable. As one of the most geographically isolated regions in the world, the islan...
Across 24 miles of rural northeast Iowa, a quiet but significant shift in infrastructure technology has taken place. What might have appeared to passing motorists as rout...
Snow, ice and repeated freeze thaw cycles have a habit of exposing the weakest points in paved infrastructure. Across colder regions, winter often leaves behind cracked s...
The inaugural South Asia Bitumen Conference (SABIT 2025), held on 13β14 November at Cinnamon Life in Colombo, has now concluded with resounding success. As the first dedi...
Across the globe, tens of millions of kilometres of roads stitch together cities, towns, and villages, with asphalt as the literal groundwork of development. Asphalt (als...
The global bitumen industry is gearing up for a landmark event as the inaugural South Asia Bitumen Conference 2025 (SABIT 2025) prepares to open its doors on 13β14 Novemb...
Red Stag Materials has chalked up a significant milestone in public procurement, securing a place across all four Lots in the highly competitive Scotland Excel Framework...
In 2016, FM Conway made a decision to push forward with new thinking that could reshape the future of road surfacing. Β At the heart of that choice was our commitment to s...
Owning an asphalt mixing plant is a major investment that can fundamentally transform a construction business. With roads and highways being built or repaired year-round...
In the face of mounting plastic pollution and vulnerable road networks, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is charting a new course thatβs both sustainable and forward-thinking. By i...
Driveways, whether leading to suburban homes in the United States or villas nestled in the hills of Tuscany, endure a lot. Sun, rain, frost, oil stains, and the constant...
Asphalt β the black, tarry substance binding our roads β lies at the intersection of two defining challenges of our time: the race to build and maintain modern infrastruc...
In todayβs asphalt industry, automation and intelligent control systems are redefining how we produce the blacktop that paves our highways. As we celebrate Asphalt Plant...
Brazil is quietly spearheading a revolution in sustainable infrastructure by turning sugarcane waste into roads. In an innovative twist, Brazilian researchers have discov...
In a landmark move for the UK’s road construction industry, Heidelberg Materials UK has made history as the first asphalt supplier to receive BBA HAPAS approval for...
As infrastructure demands grow more complex, so too does the chemistry of the materials that bind it together. From polymer-modified bitumen (PMB) to emulsions and crumb...
This June, China’s bustling port city of Qingdao will once again take centre stage in the international construction materials arena. On 4-5 June 2025, over 200 com...
The road to net zero just got a lot more navigable, thanks to an industry-first partnership between Asphalt Group and Asphalt-IQ. With an innovative new app and smart tra...
India’s infrastructure story is accelerating at a breath-taking pace, with bold projects reshaping the nationβs transport backbone. Among these, the Samruddhi Maham...
In a bold step toward redefining how bitumen is stored and managed across the UK, TEC Container Solutions has rolled out its innovative MEST Bitutainer™ for PolyBi...
Red Stag Materials, a pioneering force in sustainable road maintenance solutions, has successfully dispatched its third shipment of EZ Street Asphalt to Hong Kong. This l...
The energy world is abuzz with anticipation as Saudi Arabia gears up to host the Oil and Gas Technology Summit 2025. Set for January 22ndβ23rd, 2025, this landmark event...
Imagine driving on a road embedded with microcapsules that release healing agents to mend cracks autonomously. You might wonder how this technology works and what it mean...
The bitumen market, driven by a blend of local economic factors and global supply dynamics, experienced notable shifts in October 2024. Hereβs a detailed analysis of the...
The road to a more sustainable future is being paved by Aggregate Industries, a leader in the UKβs construction materials sector, is making significant strides towards cr...
When it comes to asphalt production, sustainability and compliance with stringent environmental regulations are more important than ever. In the midst of this, WWA Wester...
In the ever-evolving landscape of road construction, reduced-temperature asphalt, also referred to as warm mix or low-temperature asphalt, has been gaining significant tr...
National Highways has embarked on an ambitious mission to reshape the future of road construction, trialling an innovative graphene-enhanced asphalt aimed at extending pa...
The durability of asphalt mixtures is significantly influenced by environmental factors in addition to traffic loads. High temperatures can soften bitumen, reducing aspha...
Bitumen, a cornerstone in road construction and roofing, is a complex material with unique responses to stress. Its viscoelastic nature means it can behave as both a soli...
Bitumen, a highly viscous form of petroleum, is a cornerstone in modern construction and infrastructure. This black, sticky substance, known as asphalt in American Englis...
Between 2000 and 2005, China underwent a phenomenal expansion of its road network, adding an impressive 250,700 kilometres and reaching a total length of 1,930,500 kilome...
TotalEnergies announces the acquisition of Tecoil, a Finnish company specialized in the production of Re-Refined Base Oils (RRBOs), which has the most efficient used oil...
In the realm of road construction, the insatiable appetite for non-renewable natural aggregates and industrial products like bitumen, lime, and cement has sparked environ...
Aston University civil engineering experts are teaming up with construction and surfacing company Miles Macadam to help make road surfaces more sustainable. The Universit...
A research partnership led by carbon removal company CO2CO Ltd aims to revolutionise road construction with a novel, lower-carbon approach to producing bitumen from algae...
TEC Container Solutions has announced its ground-breaking work in the European bitumen market, achieved through the innovative use of the ADR/RID Bitutainer™. The...
The Marshall Mix Design method, a cornerstone in the field of pavement design, has been a reliable process for producing durable and high-quality asphalt pavements for de...
Global building materials solutions supplier Cemex has introduced Vialayer, an advanced Asphalt solution that improves the durability of urban roads to help strengthen su...
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