1. Sasobit - The Additive For A Cleaner Future
For decades, hot mix asphalt (HMA) had governed road and pavement construction all over the
world. Hot mix asphalt was easy to produce but required a high temperature to maintain
transportation and application to road surfaces. Hot mix asphalt also takes a longer time to dry up
and get the surface ready for use. But the requirement of warmer temperatures often postponed
road construction projects until the summer months because the hot mix asphalt just could not set
right in the rains or at cooler temperatures. Another disadvantage of hot mix asphalts in road
construction was that the higher temperatures required to sustain the mix resulted in consumption
of more resources to fuel and sustain the mix before application.
The introduction of warm mix asphalt (WMA), made road and pavement construction a lot more
efficient and cleaner. Although both hot mix asphalt and warm mix asphalt consist of the same
mixture, it includes the addition of an additive like Sasobit. Sasobit, a bitumen additive, helps in
reducing the viscosity of the mixture allowing itto be used at a significantly lower temperature than
hot mix asphalt. The addition of Sasobit to the liquid asphalt mix brings down the operating and
laying temperature by 50 to a 100 degrees resulting in better flexibility during the laying process
making it beneficial for long haul projects. Introducing an additive like Sasobit to the mix reduces
the temperature needed to sustain the mixture leading to a lesser amount of fuel which in turn
yields fewer emissions compared to hot mix asphalts. This leads to a better working environment
with fewer green house emissions being released into the atmosphere, thus making the road
pavement construction process more efficient and environment-friendly.
Today more than more than 50 million tons of Sasobit modified asphalt is being used under various
climatic conditions. It has been used for demanding applications such as interstate highways,
airports including Doha, Frankfurt, as well as in container ports and car race tracks. With so many
uses, it is only essential to get the right amount of additive in a timely manner which is why
businesses and construction companies in the Middle East and North Africa region prefer Global
Trust Enterprises as their trusted supplier. Global Trust Enterprises, a strategically based general
trading company in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, U.A.E., caters to the oil, gas, steel, aluminum and
petrochemical industries in the Middle East and North Africa region. Its enormous combined
inventory of 10-million line items allows it to make just in time deliveries while passing on the
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