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Advanced Imaging Insights into Asphalt Pavement Structure and Moisture Performance

Feb 09, 2026

According to WPB, Recent scientific findings on the internal structure of asphalt pavements are gaining attention far beyond academic circles, with p...

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Graphene-Enhanced Asphalt, a New Direction for Road Materials and Bitumen-Based Infrastructure

Feb 05, 2026

According to WPB, the recent announcement from Argo Graphene Solutions, released on 29 January 2026, marks a noteworthy development in the evolving r...

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Global Asphalt Expansion in 2026 Signals a New Phase for Bitumen-Driven Infrastructure Investment

Jan 24, 2026

According to WPB, the expansion of the global asphalt market in 2026 is increasingly shaping infrastructure priorities across multiple regions, with ...

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Global Governance of Asphalt Following Its Formal Anchoring in European Chemical Regulation

Jan 06, 2026

According to WPB, At the opening of 2026, regulatory signals originating from European chemical governance began to resonate far beyond the continent...

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New EPA regulations against pollutants related to asphalt and bitumen

Dec 30, 2025

According to WPB, the regulatory framework introduced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency governing hazardous air pollutants from as...

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Review of National Asphalt Programs Across the Middle East in Late December 2025

Dec 29, 2025

According to WPB, In the final days of December 2025, national asphalt programs across the Middle East continued to progress through execution, alloc...

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Review of Countries’ Budget Allocations for Bitumen and Asphalt in 2025

Dec 25, 2025

According to WPB, Government spending on asphalt and road surfacing in 2025 has emerged as a quiet but decisive factor shaping the global bitumen eco...

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Updated Bitumen Product Introductions in December and Their Bonding Practices in Asphalt Construction

Dec 21, 2025

According to WPB, Recent developments in construction materials during the recent weeks have drawn renewed professional attention to a segment of the...

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Tokyo, Japan: Asphalt Capacity Tightens as Plant Consolidation Raises New Questions for Bitumen Security Beyond Japan

Dec 16, 2025

According to WPB, Procurement officials, infrastructure planners, and materials suppliers have begun reassessing bitumen and asphalt supply assumptio...

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Quantum Insights into Asphalt Aging: Dibenzothiophene Simulations Set New Standards in Kazakhstan

Dec 07, 2025

According to WPB, in recent days, a groundbreaking research paper emerged from the global quantum chemistry community, detailing the application of a...

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Shanghai asphalt inventory dynamics in China and its implications for global bitumen supply chains

Dec 02, 2025

According to WPB, in recent days, the Shanghai Asphalt Futures Exchange reported stable inventory levels of bitumen, registering a total of 4,690 ton...

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Eco‑Smart Roads: China’s Next‑Gen Green Asphalt Revolution

Nov 22, 2025

According to WPB, the release of China’s new industry standard, JT/T 1540‑2025, for Low‑Temperature Modified Asphalt, marks a pivotal point i...

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Shifting Asphalt Economics in a Saturated Market

Nov 18, 2025

According to WPB, the middle weeks of November 2025 marked a subtle yet meaningful realignment in the economic landscape of asphalt and bitumen acros...

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Eco Steel Collaboration in South Korea’s Asphalt and Environmental Engineering Sector

Nov 18, 2025

According to WPB, in November 2025, South Korea witnessed the emergence of an unusual and forward-looking alliance between leading asphalt producers ...

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Dual-Modified Asphalt for Durable and Resilient Roads

Nov 09, 2025

According to WPB, Modern road infrastructure faces increasingly complex challenges due to fluctuating weather conditions, heavy traffic loads, and th...

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Recycled Binder Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure

Nov 09, 2025

According to WPB, the integration of recycled asphalt binder technologies and novel polymer modifiers in infrastructure applications signals a signif...

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

Oct 27, 2025

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

Oct 26, 2025

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”

Oct 21, 2025

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

Oct 21, 2025

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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