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Bitumen is a highly viscous liquid, so its packaging is very important considering the factors like cost, environment, storage, and shipping. The bitumen packaging classifies to three different types such as new steel drum; jumbo bag; and bulk that according to their specification, bitumen volume and weight, the best type of packaging will be chosen. To...

Caustic soda, or sodium hydroxide, is a chemical compound with a wide range of applications, from household cleaning agents to industrial processes.Caustic soda has different names, types, properties, uses, and production processes.Keep reading this article to find answers to all of your questions about caustic soda. What is Caustic Soda or Sodium Hydroxide? Caustic soda...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Australia market" font_container="tag:h5|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_column_text] Australia, the sixth-largest country with strict environmental laws, is one of the petrochemical markets. Bitumen importing to Australia was about 230000 tons in 2018. The rise of this amount up to 1 million or even more in 2020 is predicted. The major exports to Australia were from Thailand and Singapore....

Having 13 countries with a population of more than 410 million people and a GDP of more than $ 2 trillion, South USA is known as one of the largest petrochemical products markets in the world. Brazil is the major importer of urea (N 46%) as well as Chile, Argentina and Peru which are the...

The largest consumer of bitumen in Asia is China, which mainly buys bitumen in bulk vessels. Although customs tariffs and imports range from South Korea are both high, millions of tons of bitumen are exported to China annually. China mainly imports Modified Bitumen or Bitumen AH Grades. Other major bitumen importers in Asia are Malaysia,...

AH bitumen is a bitumen grade that is popular in the China market. They categorized based on penetration value @ 25°C. AH grades are as below: AH-50 AH-70 AH-90 AH-110 AH-130 AH-50 Specifications Specification of Infinity Galaxy Bitumen AH-50SPECIFICATIONUNITVALUE TEST METHODPenetration1/10 Millimetres (mm40-50ASTM D5Softening PointDegree Celsius (°C)48-56ASTM D36Density, 25°CKilogram per Cubic Meter (kg/m³)1.000/1.060ASTM D71/D3289Ductility, 25°CCentimetres...

What is PG Bitumen? Bitumen Performance Grade or PG is a type of bitumen which is graded according to its performance in different temperatures.This bitumen is produced based on the AASHTO M 320-10 and ASTM D6373 − 1.  Read more details about PG bitumen below. Introduction of Bitumen Performance Grade  Generally, the bitumen is classified...

The vast majority of bitumen used in asphalt for road construction is bitumen 60/70. This grade’s full name is bitumen penetration grade 60/70 and is one of the most widely used grade of bitumen across the world.  Bitumen 60/70, which is also called the paving grade bitumen, works well in almost every application. Since this...

Oxidized Bitumen is a type of bitumen that obtains from blowing air to the pure bitumen. It has a lower penetration grade and more softening point in comparison to pure bitumen. Based on its softening point and penetration grade, it classifies into three types of low, medium and hard oxidized bitumen.  To know more about...

What is Cutback Bitumen? The industry is sometimes in need of low viscosity bitumen. There manufacturers came to a solution to deliver cutback bitumen which is a low viscosity liquid dissolved in a solvent. The main advantage of this type of bitumen is that there is no need to heat it before using. Cutback bitumen...