SPECIALTY PRODUCTS FROM KOCHI REFINERY

• Benzene for manufacture of caprolactum, phenol, insecticides and other chemicals
• Special Boiling Point Spirit (SBPS) used as solvent in tyre industry
• Toluene for manufacture of solvents and insecticides, pharmaceuticals and paint
• Mineral Turpentine Oil (MTO) for use in textile and paint industry
• Sulphur for use in fertilizer, sugar, chemicals and tyre industry
• Propylene as a feedstock for various petrochemicals
• Food grade hexane

Petrochemical Products

• Acrylic Acid
• Normal Butanol
• Iso Butanol
• 2-ethylhexanol
• Butyl Acrylate
• 2-ethylhexyl acrylate

Natural Rubber Modified Bitumen or Rubberised Bitumen: Natural Rubber Modified Bitumen (NRMB) is one of Kochi Refinery’s premium products that revolutionized road development. NRMB has been on a fast track since its introduction in 1999.

This eco-friendly product was launched by the refinery in June 2005. Bitumen in different grades is used for road maintenance and construction. Bitumen requires heating for the temporary reduction of viscosity. Bitumen Emulsion, is a ready to use product, which requires no preliminary heating. Reduced road maintenance cost, energy savers, economical, longer service life for roads and reduced atmospheric pollution during road laying/ maintenance are some of the advantages of Bitumen Emulsion.
The following grades of Bitumen Emulsion are produced in Kochi Refinery meeting IS 8887:2004 specifications:

• Bitumen Emulsion Rapid Setting-1 (BERS-1)
• Bitumen Emulsion Rapid Setting-2 (BERS-2)
• Bitumen Emulsion MediumSetting-1 (BEMS-1)
• Bitumen Emulsion Slow Setting-1 (BESS-1)
• Bitumen Emulsion Slow Setting-2 (BESS-2)