Directa Plus PLC UK road trial of graphene enhanced asphalt
08 Novembro 2019 - 4:00AM
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Directa Plus PLC
08 November 2019
8 November 2019
Directa Plus plc
("Directa Plus" or the "Company")
UK road trial of graphene enhanced asphalt
Directa Plus (AIM: DCTA), a producer and supplier of
graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets,
and its partner Iterchimica, an Italian based world leader in
products that enhance asphalt performance, are pleased to announce
the commencement of a trial of re-surfacing of a section of a UK
road with the G+ upgraded asphalt super modifier containing Directa
Plus G+ graphene.
The trial in Curbridge, Oxfordshire will see the laying of an
asphalt concrete with a proprietary innovative graphene-enhanced
super modifier and will involve the refurbishment of the two upper
layers of a 750m long section of road. The trial is being conducted
with the co-operation of Oxfordshire County Council and the prime
contractor is Skanska AB, a multinational construction company.
The trial, comparing asphalt concrete with the super modifier to
a traditional asphalt surfacing, will assess; service life;
resistance to the passage of vehicles; resistance to deformation;
and permanent plastic deformation. This follows on from the
Company's previously announced successful trials in Italy.
The graphene-enhanced super modifier is the result of a
three-year research program with a patent filed in 2017. New
technologies such as the super modifier has the potential to vastly
improve the quality of road surfaces throughout Europe and the
wider world.
Once laid, asphalt concrete with super modifier can be 100 per
cent recycled, which can reduce the extraction of new materials
from quarries and first-use bitumen.
Commenting, Giulio Cesareo, Founder and CEO of Directa Plus,
said:
"This trial is an important step for Directa Plus and
Iterchemica, in partnership, in proving the business and use case
for the next generation of graphene enhanced road surfaces.
"This technology will allow governments to supply better quality
roads for drivers and other road users, at better value for money,
and in a more environmentally sustainable way.
"Working with leading companies such as Iterchemica to bring the
benefits of G+ graphene enhanced products and materials to market
is a key part of Directa Plus' strategy across all our key
industrial verticals."
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For further information please visit
http://www.directa-plus.com/ or contact:
Directa Plus plc +39 02 36714458
Giulio Cesareo, CEO
Marco Ferrari, CFO
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Nominated Adviser
and Joint Broker) +44 20 7894 7000
Rick Thompson, Philip Davies, Will Goode
(Corporate Finance)
Caspar Shand Kydd (Sales)
N+1 Singer (Joint Broker) +44 20 7496 3069
Mark Taylor, Lauren Kettle, Mia Gardner
Tavistock (Financial PR and IR) +44 20 7920 3150
Simon Hudson, Edward Lee, Barnaby Hayward
This announcement has been released by Giulio Cesareo, Chief
Executive, on behalf of the Company.
About Directa Plus
Our focus is principally on the two sectors in which we have
strong commercial advantage through developed and launched products
and a technological lead: environmental (based on our
Grafysorber(R) product) and textiles (based on our G+ products). In
addition, we will continue to pursue opportunities in elastomers
and composites (including tyres and asphalt), also using our G+
products. All our products are hypoallergenic, non-toxic and
sustainably produced.
About Iterchimica
Iterchimica, an Italian based world leader in products that
enhance both asphalt pavements performance and the laying of road
surfaces in order to increase safety, environmental sustainability,
and efficiency.
http://www.iterchimica.it/en/
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