Stabilite FA-LX™
Details
- Product Type Aggregates, Asphalt and Bitumen, Cement and Lime Binders
- Regions Australia, Victoria
Contact
- Dale Thomas 61447479621
- Website Visit
- Email dale.thomas1@downergroup.com
ISupplier
- Company Name Downer
- ISupplier Profile Visit
About
Stabilite FA-LX is a fine, light powdery material designed for use as a stabilisation binder to improve in-situ subgrade materials in road and civil construction.
It is manufactured as a 50/50 blend of hydrated lime and fly ash, the latter being a by-product from paper manufacturing, kerbside waste recycling, and co-generation processes. The fly ash component is specifically sourced from VISY’s Co-Gen facility in Somerton/Coolaroo, Victoria.
When substituted for traditional lime in subgrade improvement, Stabilite FA-LX demonstrates equivalent performance in California Bearing Ratio (CBR) and Atterberg Limit improvements, while achieving a reduced carbon footprint through utilisation of a recovered industrial by-product.
The application of this Product is primarily for subgrade improvement and soil stabilisation in civil and infrastructure works, including road construction, earthworks, and pavement rehabilitation.
Stabilite FA-LX has been certified by the National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO). The certificate and endorsement cover parameters relating to the independent assessment of Stabilite FA-LX by the Product Evaluation Panel (PEP), including:
– Compliance with NTRO certification requirements
– Independently verified technical specification
– Assessment criteria and technical investigations
– Stabilisation mix design considerations
– Typical applications and installation guidance.
Sustainability Outcomes
The Sustainability Benefits of the product include:
– Incorporates fly ash recovered from VISY Somerton/Coolaroo Co-Gen plant, diverting waste from landfill, and reducing reliance on virgin lime resources
– Reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared with traditional lime binders
– Supports circular economy principles through reuse of industrial by-products
– Contributes to lower embodied carbon in stabilised subgrades.
Applicable Credits
| IS v2.1/IS v2.2 | Energy and Carbon (Ene)-1, Innovation (Inn)-1, Resource Efficiency & Management (Rso)-6, Resource Efficiency & Management (Rso)-7 |
| IS v1.2 | Innovation (Inn)-1, Materials (Mat)-1, Materials (Mat)-2 |
| Inn-1 (ISv2.1/ISv2.2) | Innovation | Contributes to Innovation Challenge 4: Sustainable Suppliers and ISupply |
| Rso-6 (ISv2.1/ISv2.2) | Material Life Cycle Impact Measurement and Management | Stabilite FA-LX has reduced virgin material input, and reduction in Lifecycle Impacts, providing a more sustainable method of subgrade stabilisation works. - Stabilite FA-LX offers a lower embodied carbon content then other methods of pavement subgrade stabilisation, lowering Scope 3 emissions. |
| Rso-7 (ISv2.1/ISv2.2) | Sustainability Labelled Products and Supply Chains | Stabilite FA-LX has reduced virgin material input, and reduction in Lifecycle Impacts, providing a more sustainable method of subgrade stabilisation works. |
| Ene-1 (!Sv2.1/ISv2.2) | Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reductions | Stabilite FA-LX offers a lower embodied carbon content then other methods of pavement subgrade stabilisation, lowering Scope 3 emissions. |
| Mat-1 (ISv1.2) | Materials footprint measurement and reduction | Stabilite FA-LX offers a reduction in virgin material use when undertaking subgrade stabilisation, compared to traditional methods. - Stabilite FA-LX offers a lower embodied carbon content then other methods of pavement subgrade stabilisation, lowering Scope 3 emissions. |
| Mat-2 (ISv1.2) | Environmentally labelled products and supply chains | Stabilite FA-LX has reduced virgin material input, and reduction in Lifecycle Impacts, providing a more sustainable method of subgrade stabilisation works. |
| Inn-1 (ISv1.2) | Innovation | Contributes to Innovation Challenge 8: Sustainable Suppliers and ISupply. |
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