Materials

Astec, the US-based manufacture of hot mix asphalt (HMA) plants and associated equipment, has appointed Sergey Dymov as director of sales, Northern Europe.

Recycling is a key issue for asphalt road construction, with many technologies now coming to market. Bith an ever increasing emphasis on sustainability forcing change in the construction sector in Europe and North America, the highway sector now has to seek new solutions.

Solutions for a reduction in emissions, recycling and more efficiency are being introduced by major asphalt plant manufacturers as Patrick Smith reports. The demand to reduce all types of emissions and increase the use of recycled material has put pressure on industry to come up with answers, and asphalt production is no exception.

Work is continuing to upgrade Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), India's largest airport in Mumbai, the country's largest city. The airport is equipped with a cross runway system (primary runway) and (secondary runway), with both intersecting each other at a common point.

The US$10.5 billion CKAD (Moscow Region Ring Road), being planned and procured under the direction of the Ministry of Transport of Russia, is just one of the roads highlighted at the Moscow Forum.

Innovations abound in the aggregate production sector - Mike Woof reports. With road construction accounting for a significant percentage of aggregate production, developments in this industry are of major importance for the highway sector. Technical advances in aggregate production methods have pushed technological boundaries, resulting in cost/tonne reductions for products and improving operating efficiency for major producers.

Earlier this year Shell Australia unveiled two major investments in bitumen facilities to help meet demand across eastern Australia.

Flip Screen Australia has developed the EX80 screening attachment. The offers a simple and robust design and is said to be durable enough to stand up to the most demanding industries including aggregates and roadbuilding, construction and recycling.

A new system for reducing the risks of road water run-off contamination is now available from HYDRO International. The firm's new Downstream Defender is said to be an advanced hydrodynamic separator and is designed to meet tough new European regulations for treatment of suspended solids and pollutants in surface water run-off.

Sandvik Mining and Construction has introduced two new crushers to its product range. The CH890 and CH895 are said to offer greater structural strength as well as using proven technologies. Designed to increase performance in both secondary and tertiary crushing applications, these units feature more power and increased crushing forces in order to increase productivity. The CH895 has a specially designed, strength-optimised topshell as well as dedicated crushing chambers, which best suits it to tertiary and