Addition of Gilsonite to Asphalt: Enhancing Mix Performance

Some asphalt in which addition of gilsonite

Adding Gilsonite to Asphalt creates a stiffer, more durable mix for high-traffic roads, airports, and industrial pavements. This guide explains how the natural asphalt modifier works, typical dosages, wet and dry mixing methods, field performance results, and how to specify and troubleshoot Gilsonite-modified mixes for modern, cost-effective and sustainable pavement designs.

Improve Modified Bitumen with Recycled Materials

Steps to convert car tires to crumb rubber

This article explains how Bitumen with Recycled Materials improves modified binders using plastics, crumb rubber and RAP, combining recent research with step-by-step mix design guidance, real project results and an executive checklist so producers, contractors and asset owners can safely unlock performance, cost and sustainability gains across new construction and maintenance programs.

Caustic Soda Market

Caustic soda production plant and its market

The Caustic Soda Market is entering a period of steady, cycle-driven growth shaped by alumina, pulp and paper, water treatment, and new specialty uses. This in-depth guide explains market size, regional trends, price dynamics, and technology shifts, then translates them into concrete procurement tactics, risk-management tools, and quality criteria for professional buyers.

Gilsonite As a Solution To Leaky Wellbores

An image of an oil well and the use of Gilsonite in preventing leaks

Leaky wellbores create sustained casing pressure, methane emissions, and costly workovers. This article explains how Gilsonite As a Solution uses a natural hydrocarbon additive in cement and drilling fluids to seal micro-annuli, stabilize weak formations, and deliver self-healing behavior, with practical design guidelines, field-proven examples, and a checklist engineers can apply on their next integrity project.

17th ICIS Middle Eastern Base Oils & Lubricants Conference

Base Oils and Lubricants Conference (Base Oils & Lubricants Conference)

The ICIS Middle Eastern Base Oils & Lubricants Conference is moving for the first time in its seventeen-year existence to Saudi Arabia. In recent years, Saudi Arabia has opened its doors to international events, possesses 15% of the world’s proven oil reserves, and is the top crude oil exporter. This affords you the chance to create new relationships and discover commercial business prospects in this vital region.

What happens to your recycled used oil?

Some used oil is to be recycled

What happens after you leave used oil at a collection point? This guide explains how recycled used oil moves through regulated supply chains, is transformed in modern re-refineries, and returns as high-quality lubricants or industrial fuels. You’ll also learn how households, workshops, and fleets can boost compliance, cut emissions, and turn a potential liability into a measurable sustainability win.

Bitumen In Roofing Applications

The roof of a house that is insulated with bituminous products

This in-depth guide explores how Bitumen In Roofing Applications perform across flat and low-slope roofs, comparing BUR and modified bitumen systems, cool-roof options, self-adhesive membranes, and digital leak monitoring. It gives designers, contractors, consultants, and owners practical steps for system selection, detailing, installation quality, lifecycle cost control, and long-term maintenance planning.

Oil Prices Today and Tomorrow: Drivers, Forecasts, and Strategies

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Oil Prices currently sit in the low-$60s per barrel, caught between rising supply, slower demand growth, and recurring geopolitical shocks. This article explains what drives today’s levels, how benchmarks translate into real costs, and what buyers, professionals, and investors can do—using scenarios, checklists, and practical tactics to manage risk and seize opportunities.