Bitumen 60/70

The global paving grade for hot and temperate climates

Bitumen 60/70 is defined by penetration at 25°C of 60–70 dmm, a softening point of 49–56°C and ductility at 25°C of ≥ 100 cm, and it is the grade the majority of the world's highway tenders are written around. CBIL brokers it to EN 12591 (as 50/70 or 70/100 band material where the European standard applies), ASTM D946 and the Gulf and African road-authority specifications that mirror them, with flash point ≥ 250°C, solubility in trichloroethylene ≥ 99.0% and loss on heating ≤ 0.2%. The commercial variables that decide whether a lot is accepted at site are penetration, softening point and the retained penetration after RTFOT — not the brand on the drum — so every cargo we arrange ships against SGS or Intertek certification of the full spec sheet at load port.

A buyer picks 60/70 over 80/100 when the service temperature is high or the traffic loading is heavy: the harder binder resists rutting in summer pavement temperatures that would push a softer grade past its shear limit. Against 40/50 it is the more workable choice — 40/50 is a hot-climate, heavy-axle specialist that pays for its rut resistance with a real low-temperature cracking risk. That makes 60/70 the default across the Middle East, South Asia, Africa and southern Europe for dense-graded asphalt, and the grade contractors specify when they want one binder to cover a whole programme. The Strait of Hormuz has been severely restricted since 28 February 2026, so UAE terminals inside the Gulf are not loading normally. Supply is structured on FOB, CFR and CIF terms from Oman, Singapore and the storage and blending terminals at Fujairah on the UAE east coast, all outside the strait, in new steel drums (150/180 kg), 300 kg jumbo bags, bitutainers or hot-bulk vessel, with documentation aligned to your destination's road-authority regime.

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Excluded origins are not offered, including product re-exported, blended or re-processed through a third country. Every lot moves with a certificate of origin naming the producing plant, mine or grower country, and nothing is quoted before the seller and loading point are known.