LIST OF BITUMEN APPLICATIONS & USES

The following uses have been considered by Eurobitume members in preparation for the
REACH registration of bitumen, in accordance with the new European procedures for
registering all chemical substances.

Type Applications

Agriculture
Buildings & industrial paving
Disinfectants
Fence post coating
Mulches
Mulching paper
Paved barn floors, barnyards, feed platforms
Protecting tanks, vats
Protection for concrete structures
Tree paints (protective)
Water & moisture barriers (above and below ground)
Floor compositions, tiles, coverings
Insulating fabrics, papers
Step treads
Building papers
Caulking compounds
Cement waterproofing compounds
Glass wool compositions
Insulating fabrics, felts, papers
Joint filler compounds
Laminated roofing shingles
Liquid roof coatings
Plastic cements
Shingles
Acoustical blocks, compositions, felts
Bricks
Dampproofing coatings, compositions
Insulating board, fabrics, felts, paper
Masonry coatings
Plaster boards
Putty
Soundproofing

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Type Applications

Hydraulics & erosion control
Industrial
Stucco base
Wallboard
Air-drying paints, varnishes
Artificial timber
Ebonised timber
Insulating paints
Plumbing, pipes
Treated awnings
Canal linings, sealants
Catchment areas, basins
Dam groutings
Dam linings, protection
Dyke protection
Ditch linings
Drainage gutters, structures
Embankment protection
Groynes
Jetties
Levee protection
Mattresses for levee & bank protection
Membrane linings, waterproofing
Reservoir linings
Revetments
Sand dune stabilisation
Sewage lagoons, oxidation ponds
Swimming pools
Waste ponds
Water barriers
Backed felts
Conduit insulation, lamination
Insulating boards
Paint compositions
Papers
Pipe wrapping

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Type Applications

Insulating felts
Panel boards
Underseal
Battery boxes, carbons
Electrical insulating compounds, papers, tapes, wire
coatings
Junction box compound
Moulded conduits
Black grease
Buffing compounds
Cable splicing compound
Embalming
Etching compositions
Extenders
Explosives
Lap cement
Plasticisers
Preservatives
Printing inks
Well drilling fluid
Armoured bituminised fabrics
Burlap impregnation
Mildew prevention
Sawdust, cork, asphalt composition
Acid-proof enamels, mastics, varnishes
Acid-resistant coatings
Air-drying paints, varnishes
Anti-corrosive & anti-fouling paints
Antioxidants & solvents
Base for solvent compositions
Baking & heat resistant enamels
Boat deck sealing compound
Lacquers, japans
Marine enamels
Blasting fuses

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Type Applications

Briquette binders
Burial vaults
Casting moulds
Clay articles
Clay pigeons
Expansion joints
Flower pots
Foundry cores
Friction tape
Gaskets
Mirror backing
Rubber, moulded compositions
Shoe fillers, soles
Airport runways, taxiways, aprons
Paving (see also agriculture, Asphalt blocks
hydraulics, railways,
recreation)
Brick fillers
Bridge deck, surfacing
Crack fillers
Floors for buildings, warehouses, garages
Highways, roads, streets, shoulders
Kerbs, gutters, drainage ditches
Parking lots, driveways
Portland cement concrete underseal
Roof-deck parking
Pavements, footpaths
Soil stabilisation
Ballast treatment
Railways Dust laying
Paved ballast, sub-ballast
Paved crossings, freight yards, station platforms
Dance pavilions
Drive-in movies
Recreation Gymnasiums, sport arenas

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Type Applications

Playgrounds, school yards

Race tracks
Running tracks
Skating rinks
Swimming & wading pools
Tennis courts, handball courts
Synthetic playing fields & running track surfaces