7th SUCCESS ANNIVERSARY

Bitumen Trading

Prathims Group’s Bitumen Trading Division was established to meet the pavement industry’s increasing demands and has accomplished this with a focused combination of technical know-how, expertise, and problem-solving capabilities. Prathims Group’s Bitumen Trading Division core products and services range have geared to meet the highway and airfield maintenance sector’s specialist needs, providing cost-effective solutions with minimal disruption to operations.

Penetration grade bitumen complying with ASTM D946.

A full range of standard bitumen grades are available to various international standards used in different countries: We also supply additional Penetration grades complying with EN 12591 depending on project requirements.

40/50 PEN I 30/40 PEN I 60/70 PEN I 80/100 PEN I 85/100 PEN I

Quality is at the forefront. Prathims Group’s Bitumen Trading Division Technical back-up is comprehensive, reliable, and of the highest quality. The combined skills of its technical competence, extensive logistical excellence, and multi-location Warehouse units affords a unique advantage by ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality Bitumen and services globally.

Penetration grade Bitumen Specification

SECIFICATION 60/70 LIMIT 80/100 LIMIT 85/100 LIMIT 40/50 LIMIT 30/40 LIMIT VTEST METHOD
SPECIFIC GRAVITY @25/25 C 1.01-1.06 1.01-1.05 1.01-1.05 1.01-1.06 1.01-1.06 D-70
PENETRATION @25 C 60/70 80/100 85/100 40/50 30/40 D-5
SOFTENING POINT C 49/56 42/52 45/52 52/60 55/63 D-36
DUCTILITY @25 C 100 MIN 100 MIN 100 MIN 100 MIN 100 MIN D-113
LOSS ON HEATING (WT)% 0.2 MAX 0.5 MAX 0.5 MAX 0.2 MAX 0.2 MAX D-6
DROP IN PENETRATION AFTER HEATING % 20 MAX 20 MAX 20 MAX 20 MAX 20 MAX D-6 & D-5
FLASH POINT C 250 MIN 250 MIN 250 MIN 250 MIN 250 MIN D-92
SOLUBILITY IN CS2 (WT)% 99.5 MIN 99.5 MIN 99.5 MIN 99.5 MIN 99.5 MIN D-4
SPOT TEST NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NEGATIVE *A.A.S.H.O.T.102

Available in 25MT Bulk road tanker, 185L Drums.

EMULSIFIED BITUMEN

We can supply All types of rapid to slow setting bitumen emulsion both anionic and cationic with the following Standard Specifications:

ASTM D977-13 and AASHTO M140 for all ANIONIC Emulsified bitumen for pavement construction.

BS 434-1 :2011 Bitumen road emulsions Part 1 – Specification for ANIONIC bitumen road emulsions e.g. K1-40 and K1-60. (These grades are still specified for use on some contracts but please note this specification applies only to anionic emulsion. BS 434-2:2006 Specification for Cationic bitumen emulsions has been withdrawn and is replaced in Europe by BS EN 13808:2013 Framework for specifying Cationic bitumen emulsions).

ASTM D2397M-13 and AASHTO M208 for all CATIONIC Emulsified bitumen for pavement construction.

ANIONIC GRADES CATIONIC GRADES
SS-1 CRS-1
SS-1h CRS-1h
K1-40 CSS-1h
K1-60

Available in 25MT Bulk road tanker, 200L Drums.

Tanker And Bulk Supply

Bitumen Tanker availability on some Global Markets is quite tight and insufficient vessels are available, however making use of our good network of ship owners, tanker operators and our integrated own shipping team will assist our clients to materialize bulk supplies. The company also has strong relationships with many refiners of bitumen both small and large throughout the world and is therefore able to offer a wide range of supply solutions.

Our shipping team ensures best freight rates for voyage charters or time charters and will assist our clients to meet their Bitumen requisitions. Bulk bitumen cargoes can be supplied in tankers ranging in size between 1,000 and 8,000 metric tons. We can supply on a Delivered ex-Ship, CIF, C&F or FOB basis depending on the customer’s needs. While most deliveries by tanker will be direct into a tank terminal, we can arrange for discharge into trucks if a terminal with pipeline connection to a jetty is not available.

Our quality assurance team will implement and engage appropriate quality control measures to maintain the quality of the bitumen shipped throughout the voyage so that our clients may receive quality bitumen at their destination terminals. In bulk shipments we appoint internationally reputed inspection company to carry out Bitumen quality inspections and certifications for the clients from point of loading to point of delivery.

Thanks to our wide range of contacts we endeavour to offer supply of bitumen complying with the client’s local specifications rather than delivering a generic grade. In order to support this service we can arrange testing and analysis of bitumen prior to conclusion of a contract in order to ensure that the product will meet customer requirements.

FACTORS AFFECTING OCEAN FREIGHT RATES

Understanding ocean freight rates and the ways and means of its applicability is important because if a shipper undertakes to transport the goods without proper knowledge, then he could end up making a huge loss. The following are the factors affecting ocean freight rates

  • Intended destination: The destination is a factor when calculating ocean freight rates. Longer the journey, the exorbitant the ocean shipping rates and vice-versa as mostly the Bitumen vessel after discharging returns empty to the source.

  • Service Charges: Any extra charge levied by port authorities like the security service charges also tends to affect the ocean freight rate
  • Season: During monsoon season thedemand for Bitumen is low and the vessel’s are ideal, hence the vessel owner or operator try to recover costing during the peak season.

  • Terminal Fees: The ocean freight also depends on the terminal fees to be paid while embarking the journey from a port and after reaching the intended destination

  • Bunker Price: Rising fuel prices and the latest prevailing fuel rates will affect the freight charges

  • Vessel Capacity: If the shipper does not have enough goods to fill the vessel to their optimum capacity, it will affect the freight charges by way of the shipper having to pay more in spite of lesser quantity

POLYBAG

The Bag is a self-stabilizing flexible container made of an outer plastic bag and an inner liner. The bag is designed to carry road paving or industrial bitumen, taking into account of the visco-elastic flow characteristics at (solid) storage and transport conditions. While filling the bags the bitumen is exactly cooled down to a temperature slightly higher than the softening point of the bitumen and lower than the melting point of the plastic material of the container.

It is suitable for packing in liquid condition at ideal product temperature. The inner liner bag is made of a meltable plastic film. Bag volume and shape are designed for maximum loading of normal seagoing standard containers and road trucks. This mode of packing allows economical supply of any volumes (from a few tons to hundreds of thousand tons) and reaching the end-consumer.

SPECIFICATION POLYBAG
Capacity
Filling quantity for Bitumen (net) 1000Kg
Loading in 20Ft Container
Number of Bags 20
Quantity of Bitumen – Net Weight = 20MT

* The outer bag is made of PP Fabric and inner Liner is made of Polyethylene.

*Storage under the roof: 12 Months

ADVANTAGES

  • Reduction of logistics costs up to 40% feasible and economical for any quantities (from several tons up to hundred thousands of tons)

  • “soft” bitumen grades (road paving bitumen) packed in flexible, easy-to-handle, plastic container

  • Environmentally friendly (in comparison to metal drums): inner liner is melted together with the bitumen, the outer plastic bag («2kg) is recyclable long-term outdoor storage.

  • Applicable for all climatic conditions.

HANDLING

Avoid contact with eyes, skin, clothing and foodstuffs. Wash thoroughly after handling. Launder contaminated clothing prior to use; use good personal hygiene.
This product is a hazardous substance when heated above I00°C.

STORAGE

Keep product away from ignition sources such as heat, sparks and flame. Extinguish pilot lights, cigarettes and turn off other sources of ignition prior to use and until all vapours has dissipated. Store in a cool, dry and well ventilated area. Keep containers closed at all times.
SPECIFICATION 180 Kgs STEEL DRUM
Body 0.6 ± 0.02mm
Top and Bottom 0.7 ± 0.02mm
Height 98 cm
Diameter 50 cm
Lid Hole Position Center
Lid Hole Diameter 10 ± 1 cm
Net Filling capacity 182 ± 3 kg
Gross Weight 192 ± 3 kg
Drum Tare Weight 9.5 ± 0.1 kg
Color Glossy Black

LOADING IN 20FT CONTAINER- WITH PELLET
Number of Drums 80
Bitumen net weight ≈14.40 MT

LOADING IN 20FT CONTAINER- WITHOUT PELLET
Number of Drums 110
Bitumen net weight ≈19.80 MT

*Drums supplied will be of good workmanship and are sufficiently leak proof when filled with hot Bitumen *DIN 1623 ST12 new cold rolled A grade steel.