Gilsonite laboratories

Gilsonite laboratories-1

Gilsonite laboratories

ATDM has accurate Gilsonite laboratories which is vendor of research institute of petroleum industry which is belonging to minister of Petroleum. There are many national and international specifications and tests stipulated by various authorities, contracts and building regulations around the world. At laboratories of Gilsonite we try to offer as many as we can, while accepting that we cannot offer all things to all of our stakeholders everywhere, given the limited volumes per location. We offer: Analysis of commercial bulk Gilsonite to ASTM, ISO, EN and similar specifications Analysis of the basic Gilsonite performance such as:
  • Penetration numbers
  • Needle penetration
  • Cone penetration
  • Hardness
  • Ductility
  • Melting point
  • Density
  • Storage monitoring to assess oxidation state
  • Testing of packing over time to asses batch lifetime

Gilsonite quality program

All testing laboratories participate in an international proficiency test scheme for the product. These round robin tests act as a performance indicator and help to maintain a consistently high level of quality and assurance from our labs. ATDM Company inspections the cargoes are carried out on the basis of accepted petroleum and petrochemical standards such as ASTM, GOST, API, MPMS, UOP, IP or EN testing methods and specifications as set out by ISO, CEN or national and regional standards-setting organisations.
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