Indian oil, France's Total form JV to make superior quality bitumen

Reuters

Published Jul 27, 2020 14:03

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Oil Corp (NS:IOC), the country's top refiner, has formed an equal joint venture with France's Total (PA:TOTF) to manufacture and market high-quality bitumen derivatives and specialty products for India's growing road-building industry.

The joint venture will set up manufacturing units across the country and also explore the possibility of catering to other South Asian markets, IOC said in a statement.

The joint venture would commence by taking over an existing plant of Total at Jodhpur in desert state of Rajasthan, SM Vaidya, chairman of IOC.