Asphalt giants make low carbon standard for road mixes

Materials giants Tarmac and Aggregate Industries are switching to warm mix asphalt (WMA) as standard across their plants.
The move marks the end of the reign of hot mix asphalt for road surfacing which has been in use for more than 100 years.
From next month 40 of Tarmac’s asphalt plants across the UK will default to warm mix for all lower layer materials as the company phases out traditional hot mix asphalt for highways projects, while Aggregate Industries has already made the switch.Warm