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The difference between bitumen, tar and asphalt is in their origin, applications, price, physical and chemical properties. Bitumen and tar are closely similar to each other but asphalt is completely a different composition from bitumen and tar.  In the below, you will read the details about each of these factors that shows the differences between...

Where Does Bitumen Come From  ? The sources of bitumen are both natural and processed. In this article we state two sources of bitumen: Refinery bitumen  Natural bitumen Refinery bitumen can be obtained by air blowing through vacuum bottoms in petroleum refineries. But, the natural bitumen can be extracted from the mines or derived from...

For the future of the oil industry, the Coronavirus pandemic is a key concern. Fears of low demand increase, as Coronavirus sets new records across the world. It is though unclear what will come next. To better predict the future of the world’s economic growth, it is vital to have an updated understanding of the...

Are you ready to fight against #coronavirus? Then you might need some #caustic_soda as sanitizer and disinfectant. Scientists believe coronavirus is likely to be sensitive to disinfectants like caustic soda. That’s why every family needs this substance for cleaning surfaces such as glass, plastic, or metal from the virus. Caustic soda or sodium_hydroxide is a...

Did you know that the longest experiment in the world is the measurement of bitumen viscosity? Known as the “Pitch drop experiment”, this experiment has started in 1927 by Thomas Parnell of the University of Queensland. At room temperature, bitumen flows at a very low rate, taking several years to form a single drop. From 1927...

Bitumen is a material with different properties. Tests on bitumen are done to check bitumen quality and choose proper bitumen for road construction and other industries. Bitumen tests help us to determine the properties of bitumen and examine its quality before using it, during the application, and after aging. It can also be used to classify bitumen...

What is serious about the unprecedented decline in the price of WTI crude? The price of May contracts for West Texas crude fell into negative territory (minus $37.63 a barrel) yesterday; which means oil producers that are running out of storage capacity, prefer to offer the lowest prices we could ever imagine.WTI crude price is...

In the complex world of bitumen, some grades are suitable for hot techniques of road construction and some others suit cold techniques. For cold techniques of road construction, the viscosity of bitumen is reduced, thus, there is no need for heating it before application. Low viscosity bitumen is highly recommended whenever the weather is cold...

Classes of Bitumen under the Australian Standard are determined by the viscosity test at 60°C Pa.s. Bitumen grades for Australia market are as below: Class 170 (C170) Class 320 (C320) Australian Bitumen Grades Prices Australian Bitumen Grade Prices (New Steel Drum) GradeFOB Middle East Price (USD/MT)C170[single_price id="30072" font-size="20px"]C320[single_price id="30073" font-size="20px"][single_price id="30072" font-size="20px" type="date"] Get the Latest C320 and C170...

From 8 to 9 January, Infinity Galaxy is going to be at 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 & 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 (𝐀𝐌𝐄) 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 in Dubai. This conference is organised by Rex Fuels in order to bring together the leading market participants from across the bitumen and road construction value chain to network, share experiences and...