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New developments in low temperature asphalt offer both cost and environmental benefits - Dr Nizar Ghazireh (Lafarge Tarmac) & Dennis Day (Nynas Bitumen) Low temperature asphalt (LTA) technology has considerable potential for reducing carbon emissions associated with road construction. The lower temperatures used to manufacture these materials mean that less energy is required and therefore lower emissions, which create better working conditions and result in lower impact on the environment.

The International Road Federation has announced the winners of the 2014 Global Road Achievement Awards (GRAA) Competition. This year’s awards honor nine projects from countries around the world, each leading the way in innovation and excellence in its respective area of the road industry. “For the past 14 years, our Awards program has constituted an industry reference for innovators across the globe,” noted C Patrick Sankey, president & CEO of the IRF. “Year after year, our sector demonstrates that it is a

Connecting roads to development at 4th IRF Latin America Regional Congress Senior representatives from the World Bank, the Development Bank of Latin America and Odebrecht Latinvest joined IRF for the opening of the 4th IRF Latin America Regional Congress in Lima by Peruvian minister of transport & communications, José Gallardo Ku.

Nebraska Highway 92 in the US stretches from Nebraska’s western border with Wyoming to Omaha where the highway leaves Nebraska and enters Iowa, taking motorists through farmland and several towns and counties across the state. It’s also a major roadway that branches off from Interstate 80 and leads motorists through Polk County, Nebraska, where a recently completed road project is enhancing safety for motorists.

US contractor Robert Smith based in Chattanooga has long experience in the asphalt paving market but has recently added roller compacted concrete (RCC) to its paving portfolio. This heavy-duty cement mix can be poured as quickly as asphalt and the company has now developed its skills at laying large areas of RCC in just a few days for its industrial client base. Demand has grown and RCC work now accounts for over 90% of the firm’s workload, which it carries out using a Volvo CE paver.

Exports are crucial to XCMG’s growth and its aim to becoming a dominant player in the worldwide construction machinery market – Mike Woof writes One of China’s biggest construction equipment manufacturers, XCMG has a high profile, and particularly in the country’s home market. XCMG is a leader in key equipment categories such as concrete pumping and lifting technologies. The firm’s 4,000tonne crawler crane introduced two years ago has already proven its worth in a massive industrial construction appl

Ahead of bauma China 2014, Aggregates Business International visited the company’s Liuzhou, southwest China HQ, to hear about the company’s bold growth plans and how it’s keenly focused on tailoring its product output to domestic and international market demand - Guy Woodford reports Taking shape on a huge area of land next to the company’s impressive Liuzhou, China HQ, LiuGong’s new R&D centre, set to open in spring 2015, will take the ambitious firm’s product capabilities to an even higher level. Starti

XCMG is developing its presence in the road machinery sector – Mike Woof writes The road machinery division of XCMG is an increasingly important part of the firm’s overall operations and now produces an extensive range of machines to meet customer needs. Guo Chaohui is vice general manager of this segment and said, “Our aim is to become a world class leader of road machinery. We want to introduce the company on the international market and raise the firm’s profile.” XCMG already holds a strong position