Asphalt & Emulsions includes the marketing and distribution of Ergon’s paving and specialty asphalt products. These products include neat paving asphalt, polymer-modified asphalt, asphalt emulsions, specialty coatings, sealants, and other road construction and maintenance products.

Asphalt & Emulsions

Essential to Ergon’s diversified operations success is the company’s ability to market asphalt. With the ability to develop specialty polymer-modified asphalts, asphalt emulsions, asphalt sealants and equipment, as well as storing these paving asphalt products, Ergon is able to consistently supply customers with quality asphalt products when needed. Ergon’s asphalt and emulsions companies add additional value by marketing a variety of asphalt products into their geographically diverse customer bases, by excelling at pavement preservation services and making every effort to protect the environment along the way.

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
As the largest asphalt marketer in North America, and perhaps the world, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc., (“EAE”), not only markets neat paving asphalt, but manufactures and markets a wide variety of advanced asphalt products. One example is where EAE utilizes SealoflexTM Technology to create high-performance, polymer-modified SUPERPAVE asphalt. This type of asphalt is used on expressways, urban roads, airport tarmacs and other high-traffic areas, including racetracks such as the popular NASCAR track at Talladega, Alabama. Sealoflex based polymer-modified asphalt has a longer shelf life than other SUPERPAVE products and costs less to produce because its manufacturing process uses less polymer per barrel. Cost-effective and long lasting preventative maintenance solutions to road repair are giving EAE an advantage to sustain continued growth.

The goal with pavement preservation methods is to avoid wasting money working on a road that is beyond repair and spend it on maintaining roads that have minimal damage to increase the life of the surface. There are so many levels of wear and tear on a road’s surface and the many techniques and treatments we offer allows us to be proactive, to ensure a positive effect on local economies and to keep our transportation system functioning at a high level.

Studies advancing the understanding in smooth pavement and proper roadbed maintenance benefits represent a new frontier of advances to be realized in road and vehicle maintenance, fuel efficiency and noise abatement. Ergon’s technical understanding of asphalt chemistry and ongoing research at the technical development laboratories give Ergon an advantage to utilize a variety of asphalts from various crude sources.

Another advantage EAE brings to the market is its expertise in asphalt emulsions. Because of their environmental compatibility, emulsions are embraced as a preferred asphalt product of the future for pavement maintenance, roofing, and specialty industrial applications. EAE has benefited with the introduction of new higher quality emulsion products and recently increased its presence by leasing over 20 additional facilities, expanding the primary markets from the Mid-South and Southwestern United States to a truly coast-to-coast footprint.

EAE continues to expand the use of asphaltic emulsions with a growing line of specialty coatings. One brand that is leading this trend is ErgonArmor. ErgonArmor’s comprehensive line of products take the engineering that shields our roads from the damaging effects of water and apply the same technical commitment and legendary customer service to the coatings industry.

To ensure the quality of the ErgonArmor products, our laboratory designs, develops and tests the formulations we manufacture. Through our facilities, we produce many of the raw materials used in our formulations and our transportation and terminals ensure the continuity of our raw material stream. From high and low traffic flooring to potable water tanks to pipes, machine underbodies and frames, ErgonArmor designs economical solutions that provide corrosion protection and defend against moisture infiltration, adhesion and sound dampening.

Crafco, Inc.
Acquired in 1991, and headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Crafco, Inc. (“Crafco”) is the world’s leading manufacturer of equipment utilized for sealants and other road maintenance materials. Formulated to perform in a wide range of climatic conditions – from subzero to tropical temperatures – Crafco’s more than 50 different asphalt crack sealants can extend the life of pavements by over 50% and meet or exceed all Federal and State recommendations.

From racetracks to canals, and for pavements from Alaska to Saudi Arabia, Crafco supplies specialty products that seal, repair, strengthen and reduce wear and tear on driving surfaces. While dispersing stress associated with reflective cracking of overlaid pavements, Crafco’s quality material also effectively seals moisture from concrete or asphalt surfaces. Crafco’s high friction surface products, made with a stone aggregate, resist severe braking, heavy wheel loading and all types of turning movement and is resistant to oil, fuel products and de-icing products. Crafco operates manufacturing facilities in Arizona, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania and distribution centers throughout the world.

Paving Maintenance Supply, Inc., a Crafco subsidiary serves as a one-stop shop for the pavement preservation market – offering the finest sealant and application equipment. This gives Crafco the opportunity to not only develop and manufacture pavement preservation solutions, but distribute directly to customers in seven states across the U.S.

Paragon Technical Services, Inc.
(“Paragon”), is the research and development group for EAE and sets the pace for the petroleum refining and asphalt technology industries. By offering full service testing and development capabilities of petroleum products, Paragon has been able to create products that are less flammable, safer to work with and are environmentally-friendly. Paragon has consistently discovered innovative ways of improving waterproofing, roofing, protective coatings and specialty asphalts and asphalt pavements that improve driving conditions. Paragon’s research team offers more than 100 years of technical expertise in the petroleum refining and asphalt technology industries, and its nationally recognized Mix Design Laboratory provides design and evaluation for all asphalt pavement products.