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Essar Oil Commences Production of Viscosity Grade Bitumen from Vadinar Refinery

  • Essar Oil Ltd today said it had commenced production of viscosity grade (VG) bitumen from its Vadinar Refinery in Gujarat.A press release from the company said the bitumen conforms to the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) standard IS 73:2006, which has been widely adopted by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGSD) and all Government Public Work Departments (PWDs).

  • MoRTH, in consultation with BIS, has revised bitumen specifications from penetration grade to viscosity grade in a bid to enhance the durability of Indian roads. The move was aimed at overcoming the limitations of penetration grade bitumen that was in vogue earlier, the release said.

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