Congrats, APAC: first plant level asphalt EPDs

What APAC published

APAC’s first wave includes a dozen asphalt mix EPDs, each tied to a specific plant and mix family. Coverage spans common Superpave gradations like 9.5 mm and 19 mm, with several high‑RAP formulas called out at 50 percent. The records are verified and published under the NAPA Emerald Eco‑Label program. Most EPDs list WAP Sustainability as the LCA developer, with select earlier filings showing Trisight on record.

Issued in April 2025, the portfolio reads like a submittal kit for DOT and municipal work. Each declaration is mix‑specific and facility‑specific, which keeps estimators from stalling while they hunt for generic stand‑ins that owners rarely accept.

Why this matters on bids

EPDs lower friction when owners ask for product‑specific, third‑party verified data. Without one, teams often default to conservative generic factors that make a mix look heavier than it is. With one, an APAC mix competes on engineering and availability, not on a spreadsheet penalty baked into the math. That is how you stay in the spec set instead of being swapped late for a rival with paperwork ready.

APAC in context

APAC operates across Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Missouri with 20 asphalt plants and multiple aggregate sites, serving DOT corridors and local networks alike (APAC MS/TN, 2025). Publishing plant‑level asphalt EPDs makes that footprint more transperent to buyers who score carbon alongside cost.

How the field stacks up

The competitive bar in asphalt is real. Granite Construction shows about 160 current asphalt‑mix EPDs. Knife River is past 100 and growing market by market. Preferred Materials sits in the several‑hundreds tier, and Vulcan Materials lists a smaller but active set. APAC’s April 2025 launch signals a catch‑up move that keeps them in the same conversation when owners filter for plant‑specific EPDs.

Where to find the EPDs

These declarations sit under NAPA’s Emerald Eco‑Label program, the same framework most US asphalt producers use today. We did not see a dedicated EPD page on the APAC MS/TN website yet. Visibility matters because specifiers look there first, then jump to registries. It is worth adding a simple “Environmental Product Declarations” page that links each PDF by plant and mix so preconstruction teams can grab them in one click.

A quick note on timing

APAC’s first set landed in April 2025. If these took weeks to surface in the tools estimators use, that is normal. There is oftena delay of weeks to months between an operator posting a record and it propagating to the directories teams check daily. Future waves can go live in those directories within a day or two with the right publishing workflow. If that speed would help your pipeline, reach out and we can share the playbook.

What teams can do next

• Expand coverage to the top five DOT mixes at every active plant so estimators never chase a substitute.
• Keep an eye on high‑RAP and warm‑mix recipes where EPDs often show meaningful deltas that win tiebreakers.
• Make the EPDs impossible to miss. Add a site page, link from plant location pages, and mirror on NAPA’s listing. One clean index prevents last‑minute email pinball.

APAC just entered the transparency arena in a way that shows up in bids. Stay on this path and the mix book turns into a durable, spec‑ready advantage.