Highly Modified Asphalt
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Highly Modified Asphalt
HiMA, or Highly Modified Asphalt, is a new SBS polymer technology developed by Kraton Polymers for asphalt paving. The SBS polymer loading is more than twice that of ordinary modified asphalt, yet mixes are readily workable and easy to lay in the field. The high polymer loading makes the asphalt more like an asphalt-modified rubber than a rubber-modified asphalt so it has many times the fatigue and deformation resistance of ordinary modified asphalt.
To prove out this technology we engaged the National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University and their 1.7 mile test track. We constructed a HiMA section on the track in a control group. Even though the HiMA section is 18% thinner than the control group, after 2+ years and 10,000,000 axle loads of heavy truck traffic it shows only 1/3 as much rutting and NCAT estimates that it will have better fatigue performance as well.
Kraton HiMA corporate/agency Video (9 minutes)
Press Releases
Kraton Performance Polymers' HiMA Technology Hits the Road First Commercial Pavement Application Laid by Oklahoma DOT
HOUSTON, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: "KRA"), a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers or SBCs, announces the first commercial sale and application of its highly modified asphalt (HiMA) technology in the United States.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (DOT) is using Kraton Polymers' HiMA technology in a two-mile rehabilitation project on Interstate 40 in Caddo County, Oklahoma. Kraton Polymers has been advised that this high-profile I-40 project is being closely studied by personnel of the Oklahoma DOT, Oklahoma Asphalt Pavement Association, and the Federal Highway Administration.
Kraton Performance Polymers and the National Center for Asphalt Technology Announce Exceptional Performance Results of Kraton(TM) HiMA Technology
HOUSTON, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: "KRA"), a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers or "SBCs," in partnership with the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) is pleased to announce the findings of The NCAT Pavement Test Track project that tested and compared the performance of Kraton HiMA technology against competing asphalt pavement technologies.
HiMA Brochures
General Roads Brochure
HiMA Brochure
Emulsions Brochure
Contact information
North America - South America - Australia
Michelle Mason
Global Industry Manager
michelle.mason@kraton.com
Europe - Asia - Japan
Rombout Hartemink
Global Market Development Manager
rombout.hartemink@kraton.com