How does warm mix asphalt (WMA) perform compared to hot mix asphalt (HMA) in the long term? How is foam different than chemical additives? What happens to an asphalt mix when WMA is used in conjunction with RAP? These and many other questions are on the minds of USDOT, FHWA and State Highway Agency leadership. […]
We are pleased to introduce Brandon Milar, southwest region Technical Marketing Manager. In his role with Ingevity, Brandon takes pride in providing insight into the use of chemistry to improve asphalt pavement performance and construction. At the Utah Asphalt Paving Association 2016 Conference, he recently presented “Anti-strip in Asphalt Pavements,” one of many papers and […]
NAPA announced the Operational Excellence Awards In the July-August 2016 edition of Asphalt Pavement magazine. View here for more information. Ingevity would like to highlight three customers who were honored as winners in the Ecological Awards category. Ajax Paving in North Venice, FL, won the Existing Plant Award, being recognized for supporting the ecological development […]
Alaska in June is prime paving time, even with temperatures still ranging from 40°F to 70°F. This year the Alaska Department of Transportation (AKDOT) chose contractor Knik Construction to pave the runway of Yakutat Airport. Evotherm® was Knik’s technology of choice for this project. Located in southeast Alaska, Yakutat is relatively isolated from road or […]
If the word “trailblazer” is defined as “pioneer or innovator,” then the City of Casselberry, Florida, certainly fits the bill. For several years, Casselberry has had a goal of being a truly “green” city. In this vein, the city developed a city-wide road improvement program that would allow roads to be paved at the lowest […]
The one-and-only Mr. Jim Lynch is the latest “Faces of Evotherm” feature. Jim is Evotherm Technical Marketing Manager for what he likes to call the “Middle North Plus” (MT, ND, SD, WY, CO, parts of MN, and the Canadian Provinces of AB, SK, MB). With more than 37 years of management and operations experience in […]
Welcome to “The Faces of Evotherm,” a spotlight on Ingevity team members and their work with customers. For this inaugural spotlight, we introduce Matt LaChance, Evotherm Technical Marketing Manager for New England. Matt takes seriously the role of educating and creating an awareness of WMA technologies within the world of asphalt municipalities. He’s authored numerous […]
We kicked off the 2016 paving season with the inaugural episode of “Connecting the DOTs, a one-of-a-kind quarterly webinar series that provides Department of Transportation (DOT) personnel with a platform to share their experiences and successes with the newest developments in pavement technologies. “We’ve learned through world-class organizations like the National Asphalt Pavement Association and […]
In November of 2015, Saint John County, near Jacksonville, FL, found itself in this dilemma: a 2,000 daily mix ton project, 50 miles from the asphalt plant, with no access to a shuttle buggy. The County wanted a reliable solution to pave an eastbound stretch of East Saint Johns Avenue and found the answer with […]
For the third year, the editorial staff of Asphalt Contractor magazine has selected the year’s best products for its Top 30 Editor’s Choice Awards. Products are carefully evaluated by the publication’s editorial staff and then selected for meeting criteria such as longevity and consistency in the market, dependability, productivity and innovation. Ingevity’s Pavement Technologies team is honored […]