SteelPhalt, Harsco’s asphalt business, has an all-new website. SteelPhalt has come a long way since its introduction in 1964 in Rotherham, UK. Today, the plant offers standard asphalt materials for road making as well as unique products developed to perform in specialised applications.
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Local Councils everywhere in the UK are feeling the pinch, with deep cuts in their budgets. Transport departments in South Yorkshire are trying a new solution for road maintenance which is more economical. SteelPhalt’s innovative solution is to make a road surfacing product that is thinner than standard materials.
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Harsco and LanzaTech have issued a new video explaining the work they are doing in partnership to support steelmakers in minimising the enviromental impact of production.
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Harsco has a new technology partner in helping steelmakers to minimise the environmental impact of steel production. LanzaTech, a New-Zealand based firm, has developed a unique process to convert steelmaking gases into ethanol, using microbacteria.
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SteelStop® is a new road safety product from Harsco. It provides extra grip for vehicles at fast turns, intersections and pedestrian crossings, meeting the high skid resistance values required. The product, which is manufactured from processed steel slag, competes with Calcined Bauxite which is imported from India or China.
SteelStop® is a sustainably produced product recycled from steel slag. SteelStop® is already installed in several locations in Sheffield UK, and plans are in place to deploy it in other regions around the world.
Find out more about SteelStop
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A study by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has highlighted the incidence of ’horizontal curve’ accidents in fatalities on US roads, very often in rural areas. In contrast to a crash at a road intersection, horizontal curve accidents occur when the vehicle leaves the open road, mostly caused by vehicles approaching a bend too fast.
High Friction Surfacing was included by the DOT among the prevention measures available to reduce the risk of such accidents, because of the increased grip it provides.
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Harsco is launching a new High-Friction-Surfacing product into the asphalt market, offering high levels of grip for vehicles. SteelStop® has been installed on two different roads in the Rotherham (UK) area. One location is a heavily-trafficked sharp bend, and the other is a pedestrian crossing near a school (pictured below).
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At the SSAB steel mill, in Iowa (USA), Harsco has found a solution for recycling used refractory bricks which benefits the environment while saving the customer thousands of dollars every year.
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The first slag asphalt road has been laid in the City of Port Phillip, South Melbourne (Australia), as part of Victoria state’s environmental policy to use more recycled materials in building and infrastructure projects. It is expected further sections will be laid in coming weeks in the City Area, with plans to install sections in some major freeway and infrastructure projects, such as the M80 ring road upgrade.
Filed under: Australia, Co-Product Commercialization | Tagged: asphalt slag, city of port phillip, melbourne, road aggregate, steel slag | Leave a Comment »
