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Shell Cariphalte
Abilities stand out

Shell Cariphalte
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Abilities stand out
increased traffic, a greater number
of heavy goods vehicles on the road
and climatic variations – all these
factors are severely testing our road
infrastructure and have led to one clear
observation: conventional bitumen
does not always meet the needs of
modern roads. this problem demands
solutions adapted to present and future
road needs, whilst complying with
european product standards.
Shell Bitumen has designed the Shell Cariphalte polymer
modified bitumen range to provide solutions for all types of roads.
Shell Cariphalte technology, the product of 40 years’ expertise and
continual development, has earned us an international reputation.
Our know-how, supply capability, service standards and reputation
all help make Shell Bitumen an ideal partner.
Selecting a bitumen supplier is often determined by the material’s
reliability and durability. However, there can be no substitute for
supply reliability and we have an extensive global and regional
bitumen supply network. Helping you to benefit from a reliable
supply and complete projects on schedule. That’s why the products
in the Shell Cariphalte range are in demand worldwide, from
motorways to airfields and even Formula One racetracks!
Disruption to traffic flow during maintenance work constitutes a
significant proportion of the cost of roadworks. The use of polymer
modified bitumen offers a solution – by helping to reduce the
frequency of maintenance required at particular locations and to
provide an increased service life for maintenance treatments.
Shell Cariphalte polymer modified binders are manufactured by
blending selected high performing polymers with carefully chosen
base bitumen. This allows Shell Cariphalte to be used in challenging
situations, where increased performance is required. It is formulated
to offer improved resistance to deformation and fatigue of the
asphalt and to provide better adhesion between bitumen and
aggregate compared to conventional bitumen.
Shell Cariphalte
maximise performance, minimise risk!

Shell Cariphalte high performance
Enjoy a multitude of benefits
Many products can only be used for a single
type of application, but Shell Cariphalte
High Performance is different. It has been
designed for use in the production of multiple
asphalt types, so increasing the flexibility
of your plant.
Shell Cariphalte High Performance has
been created to deliver improved resistance
to deformation and cracking under high
stress conditions, such as roads, bus lanes,
airfields, ports and industrial estates.
Typical applications include thin surfacing,
drainage asphalt, hot rolled asphalt and
other mixtures where a superior performing
polymer modified binder is required.
Shell Cariphalte High Performance
has been formulated to provide an enhanced
technical performance and to give you more
confidence in your road’s end performance.
Shell Cariphalte thin Surfacing
Designed to meet modern
surfacing demands
Shell Cariphalte Thin Surfacing has been
formulated to reduce the drainage of
bitumen from the asphalt during mixing
and transportation.
The addition of polymer helps to improve
adhesion between the aggregates and
binder, therefore improving the resistance
to moisture ingress. Shell Cariphalte Thin
Surfacing is designed for use in thin
surfacing and stone mastic asphalt
(SMA) applications.
Shell Cariphalte Base
A long road life needs a good base
Our Shell Cariphalte Base product has been
specially designed to help prolong the life of
your road – bringing advanced technology to
the UK market.
Shell Cariphalte Base, specifically for use in
lower layers, is a modified binder, formulated
to give a greater resistance to cracking
and permanent deformation. It has also
been designed to give greatly improved
levels of adhesion to aggregates resulting in
exceptional resistance to moisture damage.
Shell Cariphalte Base is ideal for the
maintenance of pavements, distressed
lower levels of pavements as well as for
new pavement builds – particularly where
it is expected to be under significant high
stress/loading situations, for example,
bus lanes, ports, airfields, highways and
industrial estates.

Shell Cariphalte dense mixture
Designed to handle the most
stressful situations
Our Shell Cariphalte Dense Mixture product
is designed for the most stressful situations,
such as heavy loads and high volume traffic.
Previously known as Cariphalte DM, Shell
Cariphalte Dense Mixture has been a top
performing polymer modified bitumen in the
UK for over 25 years, demonstrating the
benefits of highly modified binders in stressful
situations. In addition to extensive use in
Clause 943 High Performance Hot Rolled
asphalt, Shell Cariphalte Dense Mixture has
been used on bridge decks, in crack relief
systems, Stress Absorbing Membrane
Interfaces and to overlay concrete pavements.
Shell Cariphalte Dense Mixture has
demonstrated success in asphalt mixtures
that require high resistance to permanent
deformation and cracking. Now that’s
a product that’s tough to beat.
Shell Cariphalte fuel resisting
Increased resistance where it’s
needed most
A polymer modified bitumen designed to
provide increased resistance to asphalt
surfaces that may be exposed to petroleumbased
fuels (petrol, diesel and kerosene),
in areas such as airfields, ports, car parks
and bus lanes.
Internal Shell 28 day diesel immersion
tests have shown that Shell Cariphalte Fuel
Resisting can help reduce material loss by
up to 60 times compared to the equivalent
penetration grade binder.
Shell Cariphalte racetrack
A high performance surface for high
performance vehicles
Shell Bitumen’s proven technology has
already been used at the Formula One
circuits of Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi,
Singapore, Sepang in Malaysia, Sakhir
in Bahrain, Hockenheim in Germany, Ferrari’s
own Fiorano test track in Italy
and Nürburgring in Germany.
Asada Harinsuit, Shell Bitumen Vice President
said: “Shell Bitumen is renowned for its
technical solutions and extensive experience
in binders for race tracks. We are pleased
to see Shell Cariphalte Racetrack selected
as the preferred binder for the Singapore
Formula One Grand Prix circuit.”
The high cohesive strength of the binder is
designed to allow it to withstand horizontal
sheer forces when a race car accelerates
or brakes into the corner, making Shell
Cariphalte Racetrack the ideal solution.

Shell Cariphalte
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Abilities stand out
the performance of the Shell Cariphalte range of
polymer modified binders is the result of decades of
worldwide experience as a leading bitumen supplier.
these advanced products, manufactured by blending
selected high performing polymers with carefully
chosen base bitumen, are designed to offer improved
adaptability, durability and reliability compared
to conventional bitumen – to provide you with the
solution you want for the job you need to do.
Key benefits:
durability – Due to its resistance to permanent deformation
and superior resistance to stress compared to conventional
bitumen, Shell Cariphalte is the ideal choice for busy roads
reliability – The reassurance of knowing you have a
reliable product created by one of the world’s leading
technical specialists in bitumen manufacturing
adaptability – Specially formulated polymer modified
bitumen gives Shell Cariphalte flexible qualities and an
ability to adapt to demands the road may throw at you.
material safety and technical data sheets
Our technical information and safety data for all our products,
including the Shell Cariphalte product range, can be downloaded
from the Shell electronic product catalogue www.epc.shell.com.
References from around the globe:
formula one racetracks:
Sepang (Malaysia), Sakhir (Bahrain),
Marina Bay Circuit Park (Singapore),
Hockenheim (Germany) and
Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi).
main roads:
A20 motorway,
A2 motorway (Germany),
A54 motorway (France),
E17 motorway (Belgium),
M25, M6 Toll, A38, A14, M1 (UK),
Chang’an Avenue (China).
airports & bridges:
Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
(Netherlands), Frankfurt Airport
(Germany), Changi – for the Airbus
A380 (Singapore), Edinburgh Airport
(UK), Heathrow Airport (UK), Phnom
Penh Airport (Cambodia), Zürich
Kloten (Switzerland), Rion-Antirrion
Bridge (Greece).

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