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The World of Petroleum and Bitumen

The April Issue Of WPB Journal

The April Issue Of WPB Journal

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Global Self-Healing Asphalt Market Expected to Grow from $3.9 Billion in 2024 to $7.5 Billion by 2034

The self-healing asphalt industry is on track to witness substantial expansion, with market value projected to nearly double from $3.9 billion in 202...

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Bill Gates’ Carbon-Absorbing Asphalt Begins Real-World Use

Roughly a year ago, Bill Gates visited the Seattle headquarters of Modern Hydrogen — an environmental tech venture he’s backed — and lent a han...

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Germany’s bauma 2025 Showcases CO₂-Free Asphalt Production Using 100% Green Hydrogen

At the recently concluded bauma 2025 trade fair in Germany, Benninghoven introduced a groundbreaking solution for sustainable asphalt production. Unv...

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How Asphalt Firms Leverage Social Platforms for Expansion, Recruitment, and Public Outreach

Social media is far from a passing trend; it’s an essential instrument that asphalt production and paving businesses rely on daily. These platforms...

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Vienna Tests New Asphalt Mixtures to Combat Summer Heat

Vienna is increasingly preparing for the fight against so-called heat islands—urban areas where asphalt surfaces heat up quickly.

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LTA Experiments with Plastic Waste in Road Construction

SINGAPORE – The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has begun experimenting with the use of plastic waste in asphalt to pave roads, with portions of the...

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Radiation Risk Hidden in Asphalt – A Dangerous Discovery

Radioactive hot zones are silently forming beneath our roads. These aren’t large reactors or military waste dumps—they stem from tiny bits of ind...

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Red Stag Materials Marks Global Milestone with EZ Street Asphalt Delivery to Hong Kong

Red Stag Materials, a leading innovator in environmentally sustainable road maintenance solutions, has completed the third shipment of its EZ Street ...

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Innovative Asphalt Evaluation: The Rutting Resistance Assessment

Rutting refers to the indented grooves that form along wheel paths in asphalt pavements due to prolonged exposure to traffic loads. This deformation ...

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Boral Unveils Australia’s First Crumbed Rubber Asphalt Surfacing Made from Heavy-Duty Industrial Tyres

Boral Limited (“Boral”) has introduced a groundbreaking crumbed rubber asphalt bitumen in Australia, pioneering the use of Off the Road (OTR) tyr...

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Thailand’s Asphalt Market: Growth, Trends, and Future Prospects

As of 2025, Thailand’s asphalt industry is valued at nearly $9 million, with an anticipated annual growth rate of 8.4% over the following six years...

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Debunking Three Common Misconceptions in Asphalt Pavement Design

Asphalt pavement design has long been subject to widely accepted yet unverified beliefs. By critically examining these notions through extensive rese...

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Researchers Transform retired Wind Turbine Blades into Road Construction Material

A team of Chinese scientists has introduced a groundbreaking method for repurposing old wind turbine blades.

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New Research Initiative on Sustainable Asphalt Development

A collaborative research project between the Technical University of Braunschweig in Germany and Eurovia In France officially commenced on February 1...

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AI-Enhanced Self-Repairing Asphalt: A Leap Towards Eco-Friendly Roads

Researchers have unveiled a cutting-edge asphalt material that can repair its own cracks, potentially addressing the UK’s costly pothole issue, whi...

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Rejuvenation for Roads: BAM Explores How Asphalt Can Be Reused More Frequently

The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is investigating, as part of a project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG),...

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Fungi Pave the Way for Eco-Friendly Asphalt

In Denmark, eco-conscious bicycle paths, parking areas, and roads will soon feature a sustainable innovation derived from mushrooms.

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U.S. Asphalt Market Outlook 2025

The U.S. asphalt market is projected to reach approximately 30 million tons by the end of 2025, with highway and street applications driving signific...

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Development of Recycled Asphalt Binder Using Eco-Friendly Bio-Additives

The rising demand for sustainable road construction has led to a focus on utilizing reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) as an alternative to virgin mate...

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Forecasts for Asphalt Advancements in 2025: What Lies Ahead?

Recent years have witnessed remarkable progress in asphalt technology, and 2025 is anticipated to continue this trend.

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