Viscosity grade (VG) bitumen is classified by its absolute viscosity at 60°C, giving engineers a precise, performance-based way to select a binder. Bitumax supplies the full range of viscosity grade bitumen — VG-10, VG-20, VG-30 and VG-40 — for road construction, asphalt production and paving projects in varying climates and traffic conditions worldwide.
VG bitumen is graded by absolute viscosity at 60°C (in poise), giving a performance-based way to select a binder. Indicative viscosity and approximate penetration are shown; certificates of analysis accompany every shipment. Request a grade for a spec sheet and price.
Spray applications and cold climates; surface dressing and low-temperature paving.
Cold-climate paving and moderate traffic roads.
Heavily trafficked highways in warm climates; the most widely used VG grade.
Highest-stress sites — intersections, toll plazas and hot climates.
The performance-based binder specification used across India and increasingly worldwide, selected by viscosity to match traffic and temperature.
The standard binder for bituminous concrete and dense bitumen macadam.
VG-30 and VG-40 deliver the rutting resistance national highways demand.
Stiffer grades handle slow, channelised and heavy loading without deformation.
VG-10 and VG-20 maintain flexibility and resist cracking at low temperatures.
Performance-graded binders selected for aircraft loading and temperature range.
A consistent base binder for RAP mixes and polymer-modified formulations.
Viscosity grade bitumen ships in bulk hot tankers and bitutainers, in new steel drums and in jumbo bags, with full certificates of analysis and export documentation.
Bitutainers and hot tankers for large asphalt plants and high-volume projects.
New steel drums for containerised shipment and smaller lot sizes.
FIBCs for flexible handling where hot bulk infrastructure is limited.
VG grading lets you select a binder on performance. Match viscosity to traffic and temperature — or send your project and we'll recommend a grade.
Bitumax viscosity grades are produced and certified against the performance-based specifications your projects require.
US specification for viscosity-graded asphalt cement classified by viscosity at 60°C.
AASHTO material specification for viscosity-graded asphalt cement.
Indian standard defining VG-10, VG-20, VG-30 and VG-40 paving bitumen.
Performance-grade (PG) framework relating binder selection to climate and traffic.
Everything you need to know about sourcing, grades and logistics. Reach out for anything not covered here.
Viscosity grade (VG) bitumen is paving bitumen classified by absolute viscosity at 60°C — a performance-based system that predicts how a binder behaves at real pavement temperatures. The four grades VG-10, VG-20, VG-30 and VG-40 give engineers a precise way to match a binder to traffic and climate, and VG-30 broadly corresponds to a 60/70 penetration grade.
Pick VG-10 for spray work and cold regions, VG-20 for cold to moderate climates, VG-30 for hot climates and busy highways, and VG-40 for intersections, toll plazas and the heaviest loading. Where your project instead specifies penetration grading, see penetration grade bitumen; for cold-applied prime and tack coats, see cutback bitumen; and for roofing or waterproofing, see oxidized bitumen.
VG bitumen ships in bulk hot tankers, new steel drums and jumbo bags — see packaging, logistics and shipping and our buying process. Bitumax quotes FOB and CIF worldwide; buyers in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Kenya order regularly — see the full where to buy map.
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Viscosity grade bitumen — VG-10, VG-20, VG-30 and VG-40 — classified by absolute viscosity at 60°C for performance-based road and asphalt design. Supplied worldwide in bulk and new steel drums on FOB and CIF terms.
Bitumax delivers viscosity grade bitumen to road contractors, asphalt plants and distributors across South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and beyond.
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