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NHAI rushes to secure bitumen as Iran war disrupts supplies
Mint Chennai
|March 09, 2026
After oil and fertilizer, a new commodity is feeling the heat of the West Asia conflict: bitumen.
India requires nearly 9 million tonnes of bitumen a year.
(MINT)
With India's plan to build nearly 10,000 km of highways in FY27 under threat, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is urgently securing bitumen supplies from state-run oil refiners like Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL), two people aware of the development said.
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