Vroom! Vroom! Anti-ageing technologies go head-to-head

摘要

Silverstone in the UK is best known as the home of British motor racing. But on the A43, a dual carriageway which runs past the racing circuit, a different sort of competition is underway: two new technologies aimed to slow down the ageing process in bitumen are both under trial on the Highways England operated road. One is Shell Bitumen's Cariphalte AgeSafe, the other is Styrelf Long Life from TotalEnergies. Both products claim to go beyond the performance of polymer modified bitumen (PMB), extending the time between resurfacing interventions, saving money and carbon and reducing disruption to motorists.