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Gilsonite is a key ingredient in our products. It differentiates Asphalt Systems from others, it is a trade name for Unitahite or Unitaite. It is a hydrocarbon-based mineral product. Until recently it wasn't considered a coal, oil product, or asphalt. Now it is recognized as an asphalt.Today gilsonite is used in the electrical industry.It is still used to line pipes and tanks because of its resistance to chemicals. It is used to insulate underground pipes for steam and hot water.it is olso uses in ink paints and varnishes.The physical and chemical properties of Gilsonite :” strength, flexibility, bonding, high-temperature performance, environmental safety – make it an ideal additive for many critical applications. “.In addition, Gilsonite’s characteristics make it ideal as an ink and paint additive, asphalt binder, concrete expansion joints binder, and foundry sand additive In the Oil & Gas industry, it performs as a lost circulation material, enhancing zonal isolation and wellbore integrity, and improving wellbore stability.
