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Bitumen



About Bitumen

Bitumen is the heaviest material obtained from the fractional distillation process of crude oil. It is Black or Brown in colour and possess water proofing & adhesive properties. This material is further treated and blended to make different grades of paving grade bitumen. ie Bitumen VG-10, VG-30 and VG-40 and meets IS 73-2006 specification

Construction of a Bituminous Road

HPCL's Strengths in Bitumen

Manufacture: Manufactured at its Mumbai and Vishakhapatnam refineries which can produce and market of three grades of Bitumen namely: VG10 (80/100),  VG30 (60/70) and VG40 (30/40). The grade 30/40 is exclusively produced by HPCL only. Its major application is in the airport runway constructions.

HPCL also provides various types of Bitumen:

  • Crumb Rubber Modified Bitumen (CRMB), 
  • Natural Rubber Modified Bitumen (NRMB),
  • Polymer Modified Bitumen (PMB) etc.
  • Bitumen Emulsion is manufactured by HINCOL, a Joint Venture of HPCL with COLAS SA.

For more information, view the HP Bitumen Handbook (pdf file, 1.25MB).

Quality Control: A Rigorous Quality Control Mechanism whereby Bitumen is tested as per BIS requirements, and Test reports provided to the customers.

Marketing: A Nationwide network of marketing offices and supply locations thus ensuring efficient distribution of the product at locations closer to the customer. Bitumen is supplied in Bulk and Packed forms.

  • BULK BITUMEN: Supplied from Mumbai Refinery, Visakh Refinery, Haldia, Savli (near Vadodara), Hazira  (near Surat), Chennai, Jhansi, Mangalore and Bahadurgarh
  • PACKED BITUMEN: Supplied from HPCL depot spread across the country. The Various locations where packed Bitumen is available is marked on the bitumen location map for easy viewing.

For more information, Kindly Write to us

Postal Address:

Chief Manager-Bitumen Sales
4th Floor,
R&C Building,
Sir J J Raod,
Byculla,
Mumbai 400008.

 
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