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Waterproofing is a method to prevent the penetration of water or other liquids into the surface or system. Waterproof systems also resist corrosion and moisture damage. This will extend the structure's life and reduce its maintenance costs. Various materials can be used for waterproofing, but bitumen is most commonly used for a long time.  Our ancestors used natural...

Major applications of bitumen emulsion are in road construction works, such as soil stabilization and sticking asphalt layers well together. Also, it is used for the improvement of old asphalt surfaces by filling cracks and insulation. Bitumen emulsion is effective in insulation and waterproofing application besides road construction. In this article, the application of emulsion bitumen in...

Caustic soda or Sodium hydroxide uses are seen in different industries and generally, it plays a vital role in processes such as, making drugs and bauxite purification to food related industries and oil refining.  In the following, you can find out more details about applications of caustic soda. Caustic Soda Uses in Food Processing Caustic...

Bitumen emulsion is classified into different types based on the electrical charge of fine drops of bitumen and the setting time of bitumen content. These two factors are controlled by the emulsifier. The degree of hardness and viscosity of bitumen is also effective in grading types of emulsion bitumen. Now that you have gained general knowledge, let's take...

Generally, below factors have affected mainly on the Indian bitumen market condition in May and June: Inflation Monsoon Russia-Ukraine war Infinity Galaxy, the international bitumen supplier, has published a review on the bitumen market in India in the recent two months of 2022. In the first fortnight of May 2022, India's inflation was around 7.04,...

Bitumen emulsion tests have 4 categories which includes 20 types of bitumen tests generally.  Each of these categories are as below: 5 tests that determine the amount of bitumen emulsion components  1 test which measures the concentration percentage of bitumen emulsion 8 tests that determine the stability of bitumen emulsion 6 tests that are performed...

The bitumen price went through ups and downs in the last 100 weeks from September 2020 until August 2022. The minimum price was 220 USD/MT and the maximum price soared to 505 USD/MT. Infinity Galaxy, an international bitumen supplier and market analyst, has statistically analyzed the influential factors on bitumen price during the last 100...

Shipping companies increased their shipping costs in the second week of November for the fourth time in 2021. This is the first time in the last few years that shipping companies increase their freight costs four times a year. Infinity Galaxy, an international bitumen supplier, has released a report on the current highly volatile freight...

Infinity Galaxy's operation team has shown you the difference in the arrangement and number of new steel drums inside each 20' and 40' container in the video below. In each 20’ container, 110 new steel drums weighing about 20 tons are loaded. In each 40’ container, 137-138 new steel drums equal to 26 tons of...

The cationic bitumen emulsion is a stable mixture of fine droplets of bitumen dispersed continuously in water by a chemical material called cationic emulsifier. Compared to other bitumen emulsions, cationic bitumen emulsion is more widely used around the world. It is used for surfacing, cold mix asphalt, and road construction. Let's become deeper into this...