Asphalt Outlook 2026: Navigating Market Shifts and Price Drivers | On Demand

Wednesday January 28, 2026

9 AM Houston | 10 AM New York | 3 PM London | 5 PM Athens/Doha | 6 PM Dubai | 10 PM Perth/Singapore

Speaker: 

 John Paul Detty, General Manager, Asphalt & Bitumen Intelligence, Poten & Partners

Asphalt Markets in the Western Hemisphere face a year of increasing volatility and uncertainty. Last year there were generally stable asphalt prices with asphalt supply and demand dynamics driving markets. As we have already seen early this year with Venezuela, there are ever evolving factors that are driving asphalt markets.

Asphalt markets in 2026 are setting up to be notably different from last year with many of the key drivers likely varying notably this year. State and Federal infrastructure spending, supply chain patterns from Canada, Europe, and Latin America, and volatility in crude and supply costs are expected to influence pricing and product availability in 2026. Additionally, substantial foreign policy developments and political changes are expected to affect import dynamics and supply availability.

What will these developments mean for asphalt markets in 2026?

Join John Paul Detty, Global Manager of Poten’s Asphalt & Bitumen Intelligence Department, as he discusses Poten’s outlook for 2026 and examines the key developments likely to impact asphalt markets across the Americas.

Topics of discussion include:

• US Asphalt Markets: Key changes in 2026 versus 2025
• Supply & Demand: What to watch in the year ahead
• Asphalt Price Outlook: Drivers shaping 2026 pricing
• Global Affairs: How foreign developments impact US markets
• Poten’s reporting enhancements and the new Asphalt Forecast Package