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The World of Petroleum and Bitumen

The December Issue of WPB Journal

The December Issue of WPB Journal

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Middle East Bitumen Market Review 2025: Pricing Dynamics, Structural Drivers, and Outlook for 2026

The Middle East bitumen market in 2025 should be read as a year in which pricing was determined by layered fundamentals rather than by a single dominant variable. Bitumen values reflected the combined effect of crude oil direction, refiner...

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Global Bitumen Trade Under the Customs Order of China

According to WPB, From the first days of January 2026, regulatory adjustments implemented by China’s customs authorities began to influence interna...

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中国海关秩序下的全球沥青贸易

自2026年1月初起,中国海关主管部门实施的监管调整开始对东亚以外的国际大宗商品流动产生影响,其影响在中东...

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Global Governance of Asphalt Following Its Formal Anchoring in European Chemical Regulation

According to WPB, At the opening of 2026, regulatory signals originating from European chemical governance began to resonate far beyond the continent...

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Stricter Technical and Documentation Requirements in International Bitumen Trade

According to WPB, at the beginning of 2026, international trade flows of bitumen began to encounter a noticeably tighter administrative environment, ...

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Geopolitical Uncertainty Involving Iran Puts Bitumen Markets on Alert

According to WPB, Heightened risk of renewed confrontation involving Iran, as well as broader instability across the Middle East, matters to the glob...

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