For over 120 years, the APWA has held their annual conference for public works professionals across the U.S. This year, Minneapolis hosted the more than 5,000 colleagues in attendance. Branding itself for the first time as “PWX 2016,” the event offered new education formats, innovations and technologies, as well as more networking opportunities than ever […]
David Newton, Technical Marketing Manager, is responsible for Ingevity’s additives business in N.C. for liquid anti-strips and Evotherm® warm mix technology. He also provides leadership for the Evoflex™ RMA product line across North America. Amy Chiconas (AC): “What’s your idea of happiness?” David Newton (DN): “An afternoon on the boat with my wife and daughter.” AC: “Misery […]
Meet Mr. Ryan Brown, Technical Marketing Manager at. He enjoys building customer relationships, educating customers about Ingevity’s technologies, and providing technical assistance on projects. When we talked with him this summer, some of the topics were winter, Mother Teresa and Einstein. Read the details of our interview below. Amy Chiconas (AC): “What’s Your idea of […]
MC Hammer pants, fanny packs, the California Raisins, velour, the Hacky Sack, neon. Thinking the 1980s yet? These classics certainly had their moments of glory, but also limitations. Ground tire rubber (GTR) has a similar ‘80s story. The inclusion of GTR as an asphalt binder modifier was a game changer, and then it saw challenges […]
The FAST Act: Opportunities & Innovation Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Lynn Zanto, Transportation Planning Administrator — Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) 10:00am Pacific | 11:00am Mountain | 12:00pm Central | 1:00pm Eastern What is Connecting the DOTs? Learn more here. Register here for the next webinar and get credit for continuing professional education requirements. […]
How familiar are you with Evotherm’s YouTube channel, EvothermWMA? If not very, then there’s no better time than now! We’ve put together a series of videos in an effort to bring life to the various benefits customers experience when using Evotherm. Check out the most recent video, “Evotherm and RAP,” featuring Tim Carter of P&S […]
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 […]