Sustainability has been part of the roadbuilding conversation for decades. Yet improvements that make the methods and machines more environmentally friendly continue to gain momentum. Industry leaders ...

Today’s highway asphalt pavers are evolving beyond raw production to deliver precision, automation, and smarter material ...

The company's total oil sands bitumen production increased in the quarter to 787 thousand barrels per day (Mbpd) from the prior-year quarter figure of 764.1 Mbpd. Image by JHVEPhoto via iStock Suncor ...

Many asphalt contractors don’t see bitumen as anything more than the sticky binder that keeps their aggregates together. However, companies are finding new ways to stretch the use of this relatively ...

TOWN OF KINGSTON, N.Y. – Route 28 Asphalt Material Supplies is seeking a 681% increase in the annual amount of hot asphalt it produces at its controversial facility that was granted operations state ...

Partners in a pilot development of the Late Devonian Grosmont formation in Alberta report progress toward commercial production of bitumen, which would be the first for the expansive carbonate.

An EDF-led consortium has been awarded UK government funding to investigate the feasibility of using nuclear-generated heat and electricity to create hydrogen for use in the production of asphalt and ...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a proposal by the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), for local production of bitumen. It followed the minister’s presentation ...

Bio-bitumen, an alternative derived from biomass, could replace up to a third of petroleum-based bitumen, potentially reducing India’s import dependence amid the West Asia conflict.

GOMEL, 13 July (BelTA) – Mozyr Oil Refinery will upgrade its bitumen production plant, BelTA has learned. Equipment of the vacuum unit of the bitumen production plant is being upgraded now. The ...

Finished carbon fibers derived from bitumen. Photo Credit, all images: UBC Applied Science/Paul Joseph A new process developed at the University of British Columbia (UBC, Canada) has the potential to ...