Indian Oil launches state-of-the-art Durapave bitumen

Indian Oil Corporation Limited on Friday launched Durapave, the advanced Bitumen in the city.

Mayor Sovan Chatterjee graced the occasion as the chief guest. Senior officials of IOCL were present in the occasion. Chatterjee said the state-of-the-art bitumen would help construction and maintenance of roads in an affordable way. "It will reduce expenditure and will increase longevity of roads," he said.

Durapave emulsion is flowable at ambient temperature and is ready to use material. It consists very minute Bitumen globules suspended in water with the help of emulsifiers. Significant properties of Durapave emulsion include anti-stripping agent, viscosity, homogeneity, storage stability, adhesivity and particle charge. Durapave bitumen is suitable for pavements subjected to all sorts of weather conditions, highways, traffic denser roads, junctions, heavy duty and high traffic seaport roads etc. It is durable and economically viable.

The Research and Development department of IOCL has been working on with the product for quite some time and Durapave has undergone stringent laboratory tests and field trials. It will now be available through an extensive network throughout the country.