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Performing beyond limits

Aug 15, 2016

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 […]

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2016 NAPA Awards: customers shine

Jul 18, 2016

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 […]

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Trailblazing clean air in Casselberry

Jun 29, 2016

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 […]

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Featured, Project Case Studies, Regional and State Issues/Policy, Sustainability

High RAP Workability

Dec 02, 2015

Atlantic Coast Asphalt in Jacksonville, FL, utilized Evotherm to combine workability and performance with a high-RAP asphalt mix. Axeon supplied PG 58-22 asphalt terminally blended with Evotherm that was mixed with 40% RAP. Beginning at 7 AM, Atlantic Coast Asphalt loaded the first of 19 trucks. Production temperatures began at 330F and were reduced in stages […]

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Project Case Studies, Sustainability

FHWA Research & Technology

Jun 30, 2015

FHWA released a new video highlighting innovations in transportation. A century ago, research and technology (R&T) played a primary role and led to the conversion of unpaved to paved roads with asphalt and concrete pavement materials, an innovation that led to greater and safer mobility on our Nation’s highways. Today, as in the past, researchers and […]

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Sustainability

NAPA Survey Time Again

Mar 05, 2015

Fiberless SMA hits the mainline in Maryland

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Regional and State Issues/Policy, Sustainability

NYC DOT exploring WMA rubberized asphalt

Jan 14, 2015

Trap Rock Industries is helping the New York City DOT evaluate rubberized asphalts that incorporate Evotherm warm mix technology. "There a plenty of positives to rubberized asphalt," Galileo Orlando, DOT deputy commissioner for Roadway Repair and Maintenance, said according to Staten Island Advance. The rubberized asphalt should be more durable, quieter and offer environmental benefits. […]