Road Science, Division of ArrMaz

What Road Science, Division of ArrMaz does

Road Science is a division of ArrMaz operating within Arkema S.A.'s Specialty Surfactants business unit, focused on asphalt and bitumen additives, bitumen emulsifiers, and pavement technologies for road construction and maintenance. The division's portfolio spans binder technology, pavement preventive maintenance, and pavement recycling, anchored by brands including CecabaseRT (biobased asphalt additives), Coldgrip and Warmgrip (temperature-susceptibility modifiers), Restore and Revive (pavement maintenance and recycling solutions), Novagrip (asphalt adhesion modifiers), and Dustrol (dust control). These products address asphalt performance optimization, pavement durability, aging resistance, and sustainable pavement solutions including warm-mix and recycled-content formulations, sold primarily to asphalt producers, road construction contractors, and pavement maintenance operators.

Underlying the product portfolio is specialty surfactant and additive chemistry developed across ArrMaz's broader specialty surfactants franchise — including flotation reagents, defoamers, flocculants, rheology modifiers, anti-caking coatings, and biosourced surfactants — that is applied and adapted to asphalt and bitumen applications. Road Science benefits from Arkema's investment in biobased chemistries (Surfaline WA, CecabaseRT) and a sustainability infrastructure built with Carbone 4 on the Net Zero Initiative methodology, which provides a CO2 avoidance measurement framework differentiating the product line in low-carbon infrastructure procurement. Geographic reach spans North America (headquartered in Mulberry, USA) and EMEA, with active industry engagement at fertilizer, lubricant, and home-care trade conferences.

Road Science operates as a non-disclosed business unit under privately-held ArrMaz, which is wholly owned by Arkema S.A. (Euronext Paris: AKE). Revenue is generated through direct enterprise sales to industrial customers with a private-account technical service model; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated through specialist engagement. The broader Arkema Specialty Surfactants business serves at least ten industrial verticals including fertilizer manufacturing, mineral processing, oil & gas, home and professional care, lubricants, resin coatings, and polyurethanes, providing cross-vertical technology transfer potential and portfolio diversification for the Road Science asphalt franchise.

Name

Road Science, Division of ArrMaz

Legal name

Road Science, Division of ArrMaz

Website

https://roadscience.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Road Science, a division of ArrMaz under Arkema S.A.'s Specialty Surfactants unit, supplies asphalt additives, bitumen emulsifiers, and pavement maintenance and recycling technologies to road construction contractors and asphalt producers across North America and EMEA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Construction Chemicals & Pavement Services

NAICS

Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing (32412), Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing (324121)

SIC

Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials (2950)

akta.pro primary industry

Asphalt Additives & Performance Enhancers (Anti-strip, Warm-mix, Fibers, Rejuvenators) (EUALAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Polymer-Modified Asphalt (PMB) & Modified Binders (SBS/Crumb Rubber/Plastomers) (EUALAKAD), Asphalt Mixing & Paving Materials (Hot/Warm/Cold Mix, RAP/RAS Blends) (EUALAKAG)

Keywords

• Asphalt additives
• Pavement recycling
• Bitumen emulsifiers
• Road binder technology
• Pavement maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Mulberry

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Specialty Surfactants and Additives Sales: Arkema Specialty Surfactants generates revenue through the sale of specialty chemical products across multiple industrial verticals including fertilizers, mineral processing, asphalt and bitumen, oil & gas, home and professional care, and lubricants. Products are sold directly to industrial customers through a private account system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Road Science is a civil engineering company offering binder technology, preventative maintenance, and recycling services for road construction and pavement applications. As a division of ArrMaz (a subsidiary of Arkema S.A.), it provides specialty chemical products including asphalt additives, bitumen emulsifiers, and pavement technologies that support asphalt cement refining, emulsion production, asphalt mix production, preventive maintenance, and pavement recycling operations.

Product overview

Road Science, Division of ArrMaz (operated under Arkema Specialty Surfactants) offers a comprehensive portfolio of specialty surfactants and additives across multiple product brands. The company serves diverse markets including fertilizer industry, mineral processing, asphalt and bitumen, industrial ammonium nitrate, oil and gas, home and professional care, lubricants, resin coating solutions, and polyols for polyurethane. Key product brands include Surfaline WA (wetting agents for foliar applications), CecabaseRT (biobased surfactants for asphalt), ArrMuls, Custofloat, CustoFloc (flocculants), Dustrol (dust control), Norust (corrosion inhibitors), Rheosperse (rheology modifiers), Restore (pavement recycling), and Microstickers (micronutrient binders). The offerings encompass functional additives such as defoamers, granulation aids, filtration aids, flotation reagents, flocculants, anti-caking coatings, dust control agents, moisture-resistance coatings, coloring agents, and various specialty chemical solutions organized by market application.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CecabaseRT: Biobased surfactant products for various industrial applications
• Surfaline
• Custofloat
• Custoflot
• Custoprep
• Dustrol
• Novagrip
• Inipol
• Revive
• Restore

Products and services

• CecabaseRT Bio-based Asphalt Additives
• Novagrip Asphalt Adhesion Modifiers Asphalt adhesion modifiers designed to improve bonding performance in asphalt mixes and pavement applications. Targeted at asphalt mix producers and road construction contractors.
• Restore Pavement Maintenance Products Pavement preventive maintenance products designed to extend pavement life, improve durability, and address aging and temperature susceptibility. Targeted at pavement maintenance operators and road authorities.
• Revive Pavement Recycling Solutions Specialty chemical solutions and binder technology for pavement recycling applications, enabling reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) reuse. Targeted at road construction companies and recycling contractors.
• Coldgrip Warm Mix Asphalt Additive Asphalt additive product designed for low-temperature asphalt mix production, enabling energy-efficient pavement construction. Targeted at asphalt mix producers.
• Warmgrip Warm Mix Asphalt Additive Asphalt additive enabling warm mix asphalt production at reduced temperatures, improving energy efficiency and pavement performance. Targeted at asphalt mix producers.
• Reflex Asphalt Performance Additive Asphalt additive product designed to enhance pavement performance characteristics. Targeted at asphalt producers and road construction contractors.
• Bitumen Emulsifiers Specialty emulsifiers for bitumen emulsion production used in road construction, pavement maintenance, and surface treatment applications. Targeted at bitumen emulsion producers.
• Bondtekk Bonding Technology Bonding technology product line for road and pavement applications, supporting adhesion between pavement layers and aggregate binding. Targeted at road construction and pavement contractors.
• BinderTekk Binder Technology Specialized binder technology products for road construction and pavement applications, supporting binder performance and pavement durability. Targeted at asphalt mix producers and road contractors.
• AD-here Adhesion Additive Adhesion additive product for asphalt and pavement applications, designed to improve tack coat performance and interlayer bonding. Targeted at road construction and pavement maintenance contractors.
• Fortress Pavement Preservation Pavement preservation product for protecting and extending the life of asphalt surfaces. Targeted at pavement maintenance operators and government road authorities.
• Sandtec Surface Treatment Solution Surface treatment solution for road applications, supporting chip seal and surface dressing operations. Targeted at road construction and pavement maintenance contractors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Arkema Specialty Surfactants has developed innovative reagents for processing phosphate ores worldwide, as announced April 13, 2026.

Segments10 records

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Feature9 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Dow Chemical: Dow produces polymers and specialty additives (including elastomer modifiers) used in asphalt modification and pavement preservation, competing with Road Science on PMB and additive chemistries from a much larger scale base.
• Colas Group: Colas is a global road construction and pavement materials major that both uses and competes with specialty asphalt additives, sourcing or producing binders similar to Road Science's portfolio.
• Evonik (Vestenamer / Road Construction): Evonik supplies Vestenamer polymer modifiers and specialty road construction additives, directly overlapping with Road Science's modified-binder and additive offerings as part of a much larger specialty chemicals portfolio.
• BASF: BASF is a global specialty chemicals incumbent with an asphalt additives and emulsifier portfolio (e.g., Butonal) sold alongside a far broader chemicals catalog, competing with Road Science on PMB and emulsion chemistries.
• Honeywell Performance Materials: Honeywell supplies specialty additives and performance chemicals that compete with Road Science in road construction and industrial surfactant applications as part of a much larger diversified chemicals business.

Direct peers

• Ingevity: Ingevity's Performance Chemicals segment is one of the closest direct peers to Road Science, producing asphalt additives, pavement preservation emulsions, and road construction chemistries for similar DOT and contractor customers.
• Kraton Corporation (DL Holdings): Kraton is a leading producer of SBS and other styrenic block copolymers used in polymer-modified asphalt binders, supplying the same modified-binder value chain where Road Science competes.
• Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions: Ergon is a major North American asphalt refiner and emulsion producer with growing pavement preservation and recycling offerings, competing head-to-head with Road Science in mix and preservation chemistries.
• Iterchimica: Iterchimica is an Italian specialist in asphalt additives and polymer-modified binders, directly overlapping with Road Science's CecabaseRT, Novagrip, and modified-binder portfolio for road applications.
• Cargill Bioindustrial: Cargill's bioindustrial business sells biobased asphalt additives and rejuvenators, directly competing with Road Science's CecabaseRT line on sustainability-positioned pavement chemistries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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