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UK: SteelPhalt, a subsidiary of US-based Harsco Environmental, has been awarded a research grant through the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). The grant is part of a government effort to distribute funding to help energy-intensive industries cut their carbon emissions and energy costs. The grant funds will enable the company to conduct a feasibility study on energy-efficient solutions for asphalt production. The research will seek to identify ways to capture the waste heat in the exhaust gases and transform it into electrical power, with the objective of reducing the energy demand and carbon impact of the process. The company uses steel slag as a main component of its asphalt products.

UK: SteelPhalt has launched a carbon-negative asphalt product called SteelSurf ECO+. The asphalt use 95% recycled steel slag with a lignin binder made from trees. The kraft lignin is supplied by GautamZenUK in collaboration with Stora Enso. It is used as an alternative to bitumen, which previous SteelPhalt asphalt products used instead.

"In our journey to become the world's most sustainable asphalt supplier, this is a huge step forward,” said Julian Smith, SteelPhalt Strategic Growth Director. “This product is an example of what our team’s collective passion for innovation and sustainability can deliver, while making the world a greener place.”

Steelphalt is a part of the Harsco Environmental division of US-based Harsco.

Australia: Boral Australia has launched Innovo, an asphalt system product that uses steel slag as a raw material amongst other recyclables. Recycled materials that can be used in the mix include steel slag, recycled plastics, tyres, recycled crushed glass, recycled asphalt pavement and printer toner. The product has been used in various projects in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.