According to a new study published by McKinsey (2021), over the next few years, the traditional road construction sector will gradually develop into an automated, digital industry that takes advantage of new materials. This transformation is taking shape through four key trends: autonomous vehicles, automated production, digitalisation and the adoption of new road-building materials. As…
PlasticRoad and Orbia (BMV: Orbia), in collaboration with the Mexico City Mobility Secretariat (SEMOVI) and the Mexico City Environment Secretariat (SEDEMA), have inaugurated the first PlasticRoad pilot in Latin America located in the second section of Mexico City’s Chapultepec Forest (Bosque de Chapultepec). The PlasticRoad pilot is made from over 1000 kilograms of plastic waste—the equivalent of half a million plastic bottle caps. PlasticRoad bv is responsible for developing the eponymous climate-adaptive and…
With the appointment of Eric Kievit as its new Managing Director, PlasticRoad bv has taken the next step in realising its ambition to create a sustainable, climate-adaptive infrastructure. The firm responsible for developing the eponymous road – a circular design based on recycled plastic – is currently readying itself for the official market introduction of…
The world’s first plastic bike path in the Netherlands recorded its millionth crossing yesterday. In 2018, the PlasticRoad, made from recycled plastic waste, was a world premiere. After more than one and a half years of testing, learning and continued development into a design suited for industrial production, the technology is now ready to be…