LEADCAP is an organic additive developed specifically for warm mix asphalt pavement. LEADCAP is produced by Kumho Petrochemical Ltd. which is one of the largest producers of synthetic rubbers. Kumho's KTR SBS thermoplastic elastomer is widely used for Polymer Modified Asphalt (PMA) in the US and the World.
States Applied | Average Field Density of Cores |
Iowa (August 2011/Sept 2012) | 91%/94% |
Minnesota (August 2012) | 94% |
Iowa (September 2013) | 96% |
Ohio (September 2013) | 96% |
Field Implementation
- Capitol Street Iowa City, Iowa, USA on August 15 2011/September 27 2012
- State Highway TH 169 Champlin (suburb of Minneapolis), Minnesota, USA, July 10 2012
- State Highway 6, Iowa City, Iowa, USA in September 9 2013
- State Highway 158 Lancaster (suburb of Columbus), Ohio, USA in September 16 2013
- 3rd Avenue between 6th and 10th Avenue, Ceder Rapids, Iowa, USA in October 18 2014