Thailand's road construction activity has picked up after the government released funding and the country lifted a nationwide Covid-19 lockdown earlier this month.
News ID: 9493 Publish Date : 2020/05/15
India's bitumen consumption fell by 5pc to 6.3mn t in the 2019-20 financial year that ended 31 March, hit by tighter availability of funds for road construction.
News ID: 9379 Publish Date : 2020/05/08
Ivory Coast bitumen producer SMB has cut production at its 520,000 t/yr (10,500 b/d) Abidjan refinery by a third in response to a dramatic fall in construction activity and bitumen import requirements across west Africa.
News ID: 9213 Publish Date : 2020/04/22
India's bitumen demand is expected to continue to suffer as the country announced an extension of its Covid-19 lockdown until 3 May.
News ID: 9136 Publish Date : 2020/04/14
State-controlled Qatar Fuel's subsidiary Woqod has issued its third tender this year to import 12,000-15,000t of bitumen for delivery from 25 April to 5 May.
News ID: 9072 Publish Date : 2020/04/08
French road builder Colas has halted all road construction work in France to comply with the government's lock-down measures to battle the coronavirus pandemic, which has stopped nearly all its bitumen purchases.
News ID: 8802 Publish Date : 2020/03/20
Iran’s 11th National Bitumen, Asphalt and Machinery Conference and Exhibition kicked off in Tehran on Tuesday at the presence of the country’s Transport Minister Mohammad Eslami, the event’s portal reported.
News ID: 6885 Publish Date : 2019/10/23
Iran exported 49,578 tons of non-oil commodities worth $12.77 million to Nepal in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2019) to register a 2,236.25% and 3,114.84% hike in tonnage and value respectively compared with the year before, the latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration show.
News ID: 4588 Publish Date : 2019/05/20
More than 150 domestic and international companies are participating at the 10th International Exhibition of Bitumen, Asphalt, Insulation and Related Machinery (BAIEX 2019) in Tehran, indicating a 40% increase compared with the last edition.
News ID: 3609 Publish Date : 2019/02/12
Cement produced by Qayen Cement Company has replaced bitumen as the main construction material for Qayen-Birjand Highway, the Persian-language newspaper Donya-e-Eqtesad reported.
News ID: 538 Publish Date : 2016/08/20
At a meeting earlier this week to address the challenges of the domestic cement industry, it was suggested that cement be used instead of bitumen in building roads and pavements in a new bid to stimulate demand.
News ID: 523 Publish Date : 2016/08/11