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Tag: Bitumen
Gulf Petro acquires ShellĂ´s Guj plant
The UAE-based oil company Gulf Petrochem has acquired the Royal Dutch ShellĂ´s bitumen plant in Gujarat to meet the increasing demand for road construction products in West and North India.
Concrete Plan!
The Modi Governments initiative to build all new highways using concrete in place of bitumen, has brought cheer to road sector experts as well as the cement industry. But contractors are worried about their future business prospects.
Moisture-resistant roads
Bitumen consumption in India was 4.5 million tonne in 2011-12 costing Rs 18,000 crore (current value). Nearly 80 per cent valued at Rs 14,400 crore used for resurfacing, is the annual binder loss from the existing roads due to leaching and stripping of the bitumen binder.
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