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The World of Petroleum and Bitumen

The October Issue of WPB Journal

The October Issue of WPB Journal

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China's Asphalt Production Remains Large-Scale with Apparent Regional Imbalances

WPB reports that China's asphalt industry has continued to experience a large-scale production in recent years, with an apparent "W-shaped" fluctuati...

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Russia Jumps Ahead with Green Road Construction by Using Recycled Asphalt

State Company Avtodor has led the way with the use of recycled asphalt concrete (RAP) in Russian road construction, WPB states. Some 245,000 tons of ...

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重塑道路:石墨烯如何终结“坑洞时代”

根据 WPB 的报道,被誉为“神奇材料”、强度是钢铁 200 倍的石墨烯增强型沥青,正通过新的试验与改进不断发展�...

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Reinventing the Road: How Graphene Could End the Pothole Era

According to WPB, the use of graphene-enhanced asphalt — often hailed as the “wonder material” for being 200 times stronger than steel — cont...

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Spain At the Forefront of the Future: Intelligent Asphalt Monitors Car Speed and Road Conditions in Real Time

Spain has gone in a bold way to revolutionize its road network with the use of smart asphalt—a very advanced material that can track traffic in rea...

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St. Petersburg, Russia: Eco-Innovations Provide the City's Asphalt Business with a New Face

St. Petersburg has introduced a new era of eco-friendly road construction, importing colored and fragrant asphalt to replace traditional gray pavemen...

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Innovative Fiber-Reinforced Asphalt Road Quality and Sustainability Improved on A10 East (Netherlands)

WPB tells us that the A10 East highway from Watergraafsmeer to Amstel has undergone a complete transformation with the installation of a new, smooth-...

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Intelligent Bio-Based Sensor Fabric Revolutionizes Asphalt Monitoring

WPB states that a new technology developed by scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute and its industry partners is revolutionizing road asphalt monito...

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New York City to Launch a Multi-Agency Pilot to Test Cool Pavement Solutions by 2026

WPB writes that New York City is planning to launch an ambitious $5.5 million pilot program to try out cool pavement technology in the communities mo...

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Paving the Way: Russia Makes the Turn to Automated Road Construction

WPB says this October, Russia will introduce a new revolutionary technology — an automated system for laying asphalt that could change the face of ...

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Italy Embraces AI-Driven Asphalt That Repairs Itself

Italy is witnessing the advent of a game-changing highway technology that has the potential to transform urban infrastructure: self-healing asphalt p...

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Spain's Granada Pioneers Urban Innovation: A New Road for Cleaner, Cooler Cities

WPB says a cutting-edge project that originated in the University of Granada, Spain, is revolutionizing city streets forever. Researchers have design...

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Forced Shift to Temperature-Lowered Asphalt in Europe by 2027

The construction industry is set to undergo a significant shift as there are new on-site workplace safety regulations becoming operational that will ...

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Australia Creates Revolutionary Eco-Friendly Asphalt Out of Worn-Out Shopping Bags: One Step Closer to Eradicating Potholes

WPB states that a group of scientists in Australia has made a phenomenal leap towards revolutionizing the building of contemporary roads. At Edith Co...

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Spanish Scientists Produce Environmentally Friendly Asphalt from Wheat Straw, Promising Greener and More Durable Roads

WPB writes that researchers at the University of Huelva have come up with a new technique of constructing roads that could change the way asphalt is ...

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Quality Disputes Over Bitumen Halt Road Construction in Aktobe, Kazakhstan

WPB reports that upgrading road infrastructure in the Aktobe, kazakhstan region has been seriously hindered by an ongoing shortage of good-quality bi...

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Sustainable Roadway Solutions: Field Evaluation of Asphalt Blended with Recycled Material and Rubber Treated Additives

WPB holds the view that road network preservation has become an increasingly complex challenge, particularly among countries managing extensive highw...

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Recycled Plastics Fuel the Future of High-Performance Asphalt Applications

WPB reports that scientists at the University of Missouri are piloting a strongly viable road building technique—mixing post-consumer polyethylene ...

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Transforming Cigarette Waste into Resilient Roads: Pioneering Eco-Technology in Spain and Italy

According to WPB, a collaborative scientific breakthrough between the University of Granada in Spain and the University of Bologna in Italy has unvei...

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Maryland Launches Its First Eco-Friendly Rubber-Modified Asphalt Road: A Milestone in Sustainable Infrastructure

According to WPB, the state of Maryland, USA, has marked a pivotal advancement in green infrastructure with the completion of its first rubber-modifi...

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