Nowadays, there is a oversaturation of goods on the market of the road industry, which does not always have a positive effect on their quality.

Kazakhstan Road Research Institute is urging to work with domestic manufacturers and at the same time apply effective unified products.

“All suppliers, as a rule, position their products as universal. They try to convince us that the product has proven itself in road construction in the US or Europe. However, they don't have any evidence that these additives are suitable for local conditions,” Meiramgul Kabdygaliyeva, director of the department of road-building materials and new technologies at KazdorNII, said.

It is important to realize that even the types of soil in different regions of Kazakhstan are different. Therefore, the same material for stabilizing the base can not be used, for example, in Mangystau and East Kazakhstan regions. In addition, the temperature difference on the territory of our country can reach 104 degrees. Accordingly, the product should be used point by point, taking into account the challenge to be solved in each specific case.

KazdorNII specialists note that domestic suppliers should reconsider their methods of work, ceasing to rely solely on short-term profit and starting to introduce scientific approaches.

“What is currently offered to road builders should not just be a commodity. Nowadays almost anyone can make or supply a product. But not everyone manages to give it uniqueness, value, brand it. If you have something to offer, offer not just a product, but solutions, taking into account the climate, type of material and the challenge,” emphasized Meiramgul Kabdygalieva.

According to experts, it is better for a Kazakhstani manufacturer to focus on producing a material to stabilize a single type of soil (with a description of the challenge its product can solve, conditions of application and costs at the expected traffic intensity).

In turn, the country's road science is ready to support the manufacturers. In particular, “KazdorNII” can share all information on types of materials and previous studies, as well as provide its laboratories.