Asia Cement to Supply Cement for Road Repairs by Cold In-place Recycling

Asia Cement plant in the Penza region expects to supply local road repairs. The road rehabilitation process is going to use cold in-place recycling technology (CIR). The company expects the project to succeed, which will increase production volumes.

The project is considered to be experimental, since the CIR technology was never used in the region before. Old asphalt pavement is reused as a base for a new pavement, and mixed with cement to improve its physical and mechanical properties.

According to the factory experts, the top layer of the road is made in a gravel and bitumen mastic. The content of crushed stone in asphalt reaches 70%, and the volume of organic binder (bitumen mastic) is increased. It is this fibrous additive that allows you to extend the life cycle of the road surface.

“We hope that we succeed with the project, meaning the road will last 15 years without repairs,” says CEO of Asia Cement Ainura Kypchakbaeva.

In 2019, Asia Cement took participation in road repairs near the production site of their cement plant. The plant is ready to supply a special cement to further implement the CIR project. This year, the production volume of cement at Asia Cement plant exceeded 1.7 million tons (over 92% of the design capacity).

According to the CEO, one of the reasons for such growth is a new approach to sales, including an updated design and packaging of bagged cement. The design capacity of the plant amounts to 1.86 million tons of cement and 5 million tons of clinker. The plant was commissioned in 2014.