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Essar Oil commences production of viscosity grade bitumen from Vadinar Refinery

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New Delhi, January 27, 2012
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Essar Oil Ltd today said it had commenced production of viscosity grade (VG) bitumen from its Vadinar Refinery in Gujarat.
 
A press release from the company said the bitumen conforms to the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) standard IS 73:2006, which has been widely adopted by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGSD) and all Government Public Work Departments (PWDs). 
 
MoRTH, in consultation with BIS, has revised bitumen specifications from penetration grade to viscosity grade in a bid to enhance the durability of Indian roads. The move was aimed at overcoming the limitations of penetration grade bitumen that was in vogue earlier, the release said.

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