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Gilsonite Lump Gilsonite lump with ash percentage between Zero and 25 Packing of Lump Gilsonite (One metric ton) new jumbo bags. These Products can be palletized, shrinked and wrapped according to customer’s request. RAHA Gilsonite Company owns a plant located in Kermanshah with the full automatic progressive machinery for processing and packaging Gilsonite in 3 separate […]

Gilsonite Price Market Intelligence · 2026 Edition Gilsonite Price Guide 2026 Per-Ton Rates, Grades & Market Factors Gilsonite price in 2026 ranges from $560 to $600+ USD per metric ton FOB Mersin Turkey. This complete reference covers Iran natural bitumen pricing — from lump grades to fine powders, seasonal trends to application-specific costs. 📍 FOB […]

Oxidized bitumen 105/15 is the hard twin of 105/35. Both hold a softening point around 105 °C, but 105/15 has roughly half the penetration — 10 to 20 dmm against 30 to 40. Same heat resistance, far less flexibility. That single difference decides which of the two your application needs, and getting it wrong is the […]

Gilsonite Usage Gilsonite Usage In paint industry In polish industry As carbon black wetting agents for black news ink and heat set and gravure ink As a binder in wood products industry In drilling mud fluids and oil well cementing As asphalt modifiers As foundry sands and casting sands additives In cementing slurries To insulate […]

Gilsonite Properties Gilsonite Properties Gilsonite greatly resembles asphalt. of which it is considered a species by many authors. Asphalt readily becomes softened by the warmth of the hand or the rays of the sun. However, Gilsonite is not affected by heat below the boiling point of water. All gilsonite does not have the same melt […]

Gilsonite Resin GILSONITE RESIN – A MODIFIER FOR HIGH STABILITY PAVEMENTS —EXPO ON ASPHALT; 7TH AAPA INTERNATIONAL ASPHALT CONFERENCE, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, 7-11 AUGUST 1988. The use of modifiers to improve the performance of bituminous road paving materials is increasing worldwide. These additives range from polymers and fibers to lime. One product is now being considered […]

Gilsonite asphalt derived porous carbon is activated carbon made from natural bitumen rather than coconut shell, wood or coal. Research at Rice University produced material with a surface area of 4,200 m²/g from a low-cost asphaltic feedstock using a two-step KOH activation — a figure at the upper end of what activated carbon achieves by […]

Gilsonite Binder Grade Gilsonite Binder Grade Gilsonite vs. TLA in mastic asphalt mixtures Gilsonite Binder Grade proven to offer superior performance and economic advantages The water-resistant characteristics of mastic asphalt are due to high concentrations of bitumen and other additives that help bind aggregate particles together. Trinidad Lake Asphalt (TLA) is the most widely used […]

Gilsonite Natural Bitumen Gilsonite Natural bitumen in drilling, asphalt, ink, paint, and foundry Gilsonite is a naturally occurring, solid, black, lightweight organic material that originates from the solidification of petroleum. The dull, black appearance of weathered gilsonite resembles coal, whereas the surface of freshly broken gilsonite is shiny and resembles obsidian. Gilsonite Natural Bitumen is distinguished […]

Gilsonite Natural Asphalt GILSONITE NATURAL ASPHALT IMPROVES DRILLING EFFICIENCIES, WELLBORE STABILITY, FILTER CAKE DEVELOPMENT The primary use of Gilsonite Natural Asphalt today is as an additive in drilling fluids and cement slurries that are utilized in the drilling of oil and gas wells. It is also used in hard resin printing inks for newspapers and magazines, […]