31/07/2018

Press release: Lukoil commences production of next-generation bitumen materials

​LUKOIL commenced production of polymer modified bitumens (PMBs). New products are adjusted to the Superpave innovative technology, which makes it possible to construct heavy duty road surfaces, designed to withstand various weather conditions and heavy traffic.

The PMB range was developed by research center of LUKOIL's wholly owned subsidiary, LUKOIL Lubricants Company. Today the specialists of R&D center elaborated over twenty types of new generation bitumens.

LUKOIL's refineries in Perm, Volgograd and Nizhny Novgorod have already been upgraded to produce petroleum bitumens, complying with the current Russian industry standard 33133-2014. As production of PMBs starts, LUKOIL will provide road building contractors with a wide range of products conforming to highest international standards and enabling higher quality of road pavement.

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