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China Bitumen Prices Rise 3.3% as Weekly Output Reaches 388,000 Tons

Oct 31, 2026

According to WPB, China's domestic bitumen market recorded a strong weekly price increase despite recovering refinery production and weakening season...

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New York City Tests Asphalt With 96% Recycled Materials on Bronx’s Fordham Road

Oct 31, 2026

According to WPB, New York City is testing two innovative asphalt mixtures on Fordham Road in the Bronx, including one containing 96% recycled materi...

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China’s Changing Bitumen Trade Takes Center Stage at Enmore’s Guangzhou Conference

Oct 29, 2026

According to WPB, the 20th China Bitumen Trading Conference, organized by Enmore Infotech, will take place on November 4–5, 2026, in Guangzhou, Chi...

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Iran Ships 50 Containers of Bitumen by Rail From Qom to China

Oct 29, 2026

According to WPB, a shipment of approximately 50 containers of petroleum bitumen departed from Qom, Iran, by rail on October 28, 2026, bound for Chin...

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Japan Overhauls Pavement Standards After 25 Years to Advance New Asphalt Technologies

Oct 29, 2026

According to WPB, Japan has revised its national pavement regulations and structural technical standards for the first time in 25 years, introducing ...

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South Africa Bitumen Supply Tightens as Peak Paving Season Meets Slower Cargo Arrivals

Oct 28, 2026

According to WPB, South Africa's bitumen market is facing tighter supply conditions as the country's peak road paving season coincides with a slowdow...

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Bitumen Shortages and Payment Delays Disrupt Kashmir Roadworks as 248 Km Remain Unfinished

Oct 28, 2026

According to WPB, bitumen shortages, rising construction costs, and delayed payments to contractors have disrupted road paving projects across India'...

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Tehran to Host 10th International Transportation and Logistics Exhibition in December 2026

Oct 28, 2026

According to WPB, the 10th International Exhibition and Conference on Transportation, Logistics and Related Industries will take place from December ...

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German Bioasphalt Moves From Lab to Road With 60% Reclaimed Asphalt and Pine-Derived Binder

Oct 27, 2026

According to WPB, a German research project developing asphalt without additional fossil-based bitumen has moved from laboratory testing to a real ro...

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Central Europe Bitumen Market Flips From Surplus to Tightness as Refinery Output Falls

Oct 27, 2026

According to WPB, Central Europe's bitumen market has shifted from surplus conditions in September to tighter spot availability in late October 2026,...

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Kazakhstan’s Major Bitumen Plants to End BND 100/130 Production on November 1

Oct 26, 2026

According to WPB, two of Kazakhstan's leading road-bitumen producers, CASPI BITUM in Aktau and Pavlodar Petrochemical Refinery, will discontinue prod...

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New Chemical Upcycling Process Could Replace 100% of Virgin Bitumen With Recycled RAS Binder

Oct 26, 2026

According to WPB, a new study published on October 8, 2026, has demonstrated a chemical recycling process capable of transforming severely aged bitum...

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Azerbaijan Bitumen Exports Jump 3.5-Fold Despite 33.8% Drop in Domestic Production

Oct 25, 2026

According to WPB, Azerbaijan's petroleum bitumen exports increased 3.5-fold during the first nine months of 2026, even as domestic production decline...

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Study Finds Rejuvenators Can Raise Fatigue Resistance by Up to 85% in 60% RAP Asphalt

Oct 25, 2026

According to WPB, a new study has demonstrated that selected rejuvenating agents can substantially improve the laboratory fatigue performance of asph...

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Iran War Escalation: Five Scenarios for Global Oil, Bitumen and Shipping Markets

Oct 24, 2026

According to WPB, the prospect of another major escalation involving Iran, the United States, and Israel is creating renewed uncertainty across globa...

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伊朗沥青运往中国：哪条路线更划算？

Oct 24, 2026

据WPB报道，经霍尔果斯进口的石油沥青不断增加，使中国沥青供应的陆路运输选择受到更多关注。海关统计显示�...

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Iranian Bitumen to China: Which Route Makes Economic Sense?

Oct 24, 2026

According to WPB, rising petroleum-bitumen imports through Khorgos are drawing attention to China’s overland supply options. Customs statistics put...

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Iran Says Seven Vessels Hit in Fresh Gulf Incidents as Maritime Risk Escalates Again

Oct 22, 2026

According to WPB, maritime risk around the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz has intensified again after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps N...

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Kazakhstan Moves to Allow Off-Season Road Bitumen Exports as Domestic Demand Weakens

Oct 22, 2026

According to WPB, Kazakhstan is moving toward reopening road-bitumen exports to markets outside the Eurasian Economic Union as seasonal domestic dema...

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October Bitumen Prices Split: India and Singapore Rise as China Pulls Back

Oct 21, 2026

The third week of October has produced one of the clearest examples yet of a fragmented global bitumen market. Instead of moving together, major mark...

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