NewRoad™ Asphalt Additives Pass 5-year Mark of Strong In-field Performance Using Polymers Engineered From Waste Plastic

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Village Initiative Advanced Materials Group’s (NVIAMG) NewRoad™ asphalt additives engineered with waste plastic recently reached the five-year milestone of strong in-field performance in some of the nation’s harshest pavement-testing environments.

“We have five years of use with strong results,” says NVIAMG President Mark Beeman. “No failures. No recalls. No tear-outs. No complaints.”

NewRoad™ contains highly engineered polymers made from post-consumer and post-commercial plastic. NewRoad™ adds as much as 50% to a road’s lifespan while helping keep plastics out of the environment.

Longer pavement lifespans mean a chance to lower carbon footprints and the potential to save money.

Standard Hamburg torture tests showed NewRoad™ pavement resists rutting and cracking far more than conventional mixes.

Even more impressive: The stellar performance in the field. The pavement has earned rave reviews even after withstanding the unforgiving, freeze-and-thaw weather of Iowa and Minnesota. NewRoad™ also performs well in extreme heat.

Beeman adds: “Five years of real world road and parking lot projects in harsh environments confirm that NewRoad™ exceeds customer and industry expectations.”

“This is actual use, not ‘tests’ or ‘trying’ to do the right thing,” Beeman says. “We have patent-pending, real-world, customer-financed applications for state, county, city and five-star commercial accounts.”

Concludes Beeman: “We have proven that you can put engineered plastic in roads, and improve performance and lower costs, if you understand the materials science involved.”