Wirtgen Group at Kutter: on-site RAP recycling and CO₂ gains for road engineers
Reviewed by Joe Ashwell
First reported on Roads & Infrastructure (AU)
30 Second Briefing
Kutter is deploying a full Wirtgen Group train – including the MOBISCREEN MSS 502 EVO screening plant, MR 100 NEO impact crusher and MOBIBELT MBT 20 stacker – to mill, crush and recycle reclaimed asphalt directly on road projects. By treating RAP as a fully reusable raw material and processing it on site, the contractor cuts truck movements, fuel use and CO₂ emissions while feeding its own asphalt plants with controlled, consistent recycled aggregate. The setup supports high recycling rates without compromising layer thickness control or surface performance on rehabilitation works.
Technical Brief
- Kutter integrates Wirtgen milling, crushing and screening units into a single, continuous processing train.
- Closed material loops allow direct feed of processed RAP into Kutter’s own asphalt plants.
- On-site configuration is adjusted per job, matching plant throughput to milling output and paving schedules.
- Process integration reduces double-handling of RAP, simplifying quality control and traceability of recycled fractions.
Our Take
Among the 22 asphalt‑tagged pieces in our database, most focus on mix design and emissions at the plant level, so coverage of Wirtgen Group’s role at Kutter hints at OEMs moving further into whole‑of‑plant process integration rather than just supplying discrete machines.
Within the 748 Infrastructure stories, Australia‑based asphalt plant items increasingly sit under both ‘Projects’ and ‘Sustainability’, signalling that contractors like Kutter are likely to be evaluated as much on lifecycle carbon and recyclability as on traditional cost and productivity metrics.
For Wirtgen Group, repeated appearance in ‘Product’‑tagged asphalt coverage suggests a strategy of using advanced plant and paving technology as a wedge into long‑term service and optimisation contracts with road builders, rather than relying solely on one‑off equipment sales.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
