PUNE: The ministry of road transport and highways has asked engineers of public works departments of all states to use polymer or rubber modified bitumen on national highways and other centrally ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a decision aimed at helping the farmers who are reeling under crash in prices of rubber, Government on Wednesday directed public works department to use rubber modified bitumen ...

The Centre has formulated a plan to use natural rubber in roads, as recommended by experts. The use of natural rubber-modified bitumen has been specified by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways ...

Rubber from used tyres acts like sunscreen for roads and halves the rate of sun damage when mixed with bitumen, new research has found. Engineers at RMIT University in Australia have discovered a ...

Could natural rubber or ultra-thin layer of concrete be the recipe for long-lasting roads? Experts are pushing for an ultra-thin concrete layer over roads and natural-rubber modified bitumen to ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Though Chief Minister Oommen Chandy says rubber bitumen will be used for road tarring, PWD engineers assert that it will not be economically viable as the state is going through a ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The modified bitumen market is expected to grow by 44.91 million tons during 2020-2024, according to Technavio. The report offers a detailed analysis of the impact of COVID-19 ...

MUMBAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Indian Oil Corporation, India’s largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products, and Total (Paris:FP) (LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT), broad energy company with ...