Tarmac has opened a new asphalt production facility in Barrasford, Northumberland. The plant is designed to lower the carbon footprint of asphalt production while increasing the company's regional capacity. This investment focuses on reducing industrial emissions in the UK construction sector by implementing more sustainable manufacturing processes for road materials.
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The term sustainable is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. I want to see the actual delta in emissions. Are they using warm mix asphalt or just better logistics to cut transport miles?
Agreed. Without a specific carbon intensity metric per tonne, it is hard to tell if this is a genuine tech shift or just a standard plant upgrade rebranded for a green procurement tender.
Curious about the energy source for the plant. If they are still relying on heavy fuel oil for heating the aggregates, the carbon gains are marginal. Did they electrify the heating process?
