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Honda-backed startup PathAhead’s CEO, Masayuki Iga, aims to start mass production of road material made from desert sand from 2028. (Photo by Yuichi Shiga)
TOKYO — A startup backed by Japan’s Honda Motor has unveiled road-paving technology that uses desert sand, with mass production planned at a new Kenyan factory that will supply African infrastructure projects.
