India Becomes the World’s First Country to Commercially Produce Bio-Bitumen
On January 7, 2026, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), announced India has become the first country globally to commercially produce bio-bitumen at a at Council of Scientific Industrial Research(CSIR) Technology Transfer (TT) ceremony titled “From Farm Residue to Roads” in New Delhi, Delhi.
On January 7, 2026, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), announced India has become the first country globally to commercially produce bio-bitumen at a at Council of Scientific Industrial Research(CSIR) Technology Transfer (TT) ceremony titled “From Farm Residue to Roads” in New Delhi, Delhi.
- Union Minister of State(MoS) (Independent Charge, IC) Dr Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Science & Technology (MoS&T) termed it “Clean, Green Highways era” during CSIR technology transfer.
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- What? Commercial production of bio-bitumen
- Which country? India
- Global First: World’s first to commercially produce bio-bitumen
- Sector: Road construction / Green infrastructure
- Objective: Reduce emissions and fossil fuel dependence
- Significance: Promotes sustainable and eco-friendly construction
- Developers: CSIR-CRRI, CSIR-IIP
About Bio-Bitumen:
Partial Replacement: It is a binder material for road construction made by converting agricultural waste such as paddy straw and other crop residues into bio-oil through a pyrolysis process, which is then blended with conventional bitumen.
- With 15% blending, India can save nearly Rs. 4,500 crore in foreign exchange and substantially reduce its dependence on imported crude oil.
Developer: The technology was developed by the Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) and CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP).
Commercialization: Licenses have been issued to multiple Indian manufacturers to produce bio-bitumen, enabling industrial-scale production.
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