Terra Pave Featured in the Austin Business Journal
By Sandra Zaragoza, Austin Business Journal Photo: Austin Business Journal A University of Texas-backed startup has developed a more environment-friendly alternative to a common paving material, and it has raised $1.65 million from investors to help it crack the multibillion-dollar road construction industry. Terra Pave International Inc.—founded by Andres Jackson—is the company behind Terra Prime, the primary use of which bonds the loose bottom layer of road material before asphalt is laid. The founders are touting it to replace MC-30, a type of cutback asphalt prepared by mixing asphalt cement with a petroleum-based solvent. MC-30’s use has raised environmental concerns among engineers—including danger from breathing its fumes, water pollution, and fire—that has prompted some states to ban it and others, including Texas, to limit its use… View full article...
Read MoreCoari, Amazonas Brazil – Top Seal Black
Residential urbanization: Top-Seal Black proved to be an economical asphalt alternative for eliminating dust and mud on dirt roads (1 km test). Brazil was one of the first countries to leap forward trying such an extraordinary material to lower the cost for easy maintenance roads. Please click on the images to enlarge....
Read MoreResidential Urbanization in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil
Top-Seal Black proved to be an economical asphalt alternative for eliminating dust and mud on dirt roads applied in Coari, Amazons region of Brazil. The section was 1 km long and the cost was at a fraction of other alternatives. The application procedure is very simple. It is cold applied on compacted base soil and cures very fast....
Read MoreAustin, Texas – Top Seal Black
Top-Seal Black applied at Steiner Ranch, a luxury home community in Austin, Texas. Top Seal Black was applied over Top Seal White stabilized base topically. Top Seal Black endures heavy traffic if no other damaging agents on the road. One of the most important advantages of Top Seal Black is fast curing, in warm weather the road can be opened to traffic in 20 minutes....
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