Bitumen Price History 2022–2026 | FOB Iskenderun Weekly Data
Bitumen Price History 2022–2026
Weekly FOB Iskenderun export offers for Jey Embossed, Pasargad Embossed, private factory, VG, oxidized, and bulk bitumen grades, tracked month by month since January 2022.
Updated weekly · last verified 28 October 2026 (Week 44) · load port: Iskenderun / Mersin, TurkeyCompiled by Mehmet Orhan · Export Documentation
This page is the complete Bitumen Price History archive for Raha Oil's weekly FOB Iskenderun export quotes, covering every supply category we track: Jey Embossed, Pasargad Embossed, private factory grades, Jumbo Bag, New Steel Drum, Bulk, and VG grades (VG10, VG30, VG40).
Traders, road contractors, asphalt plant operators, and procurement teams use this archive to spot seasonal trends, benchmark today's offer against historical cycles, time bulk procurement, and negotiate from an informed position. The main drivers behind the moves recorded here are the weekly Vacuum Bottom (VB) base price on the Mercantile Exchange, USD exchange-rate swings, crude oil trends, seasonal Q2–Q3 construction demand, and refinery competition across the Middle East. From late February 2026 onward a further driver overrides all of these for Iran-origin cargo: export access. See the 2026 section below.
2026 breaks the pattern of every previous year in this archive. Prices did not follow crude oil, and they did not follow seasonal construction demand. From the end of February onward, the binding constraint stopped being cost and became whether cargo could physically leave.
Why 2026 prices did not rise with crude
On 28 February 2026 the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States began, and commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was severely disrupted from that date. For an Iran-origin bitumen exporter the effect was not a price spike — it was the loss of the route to market.
Loading disrupted at origin. Bandar Abbas port infrastructure was struck in early March, and traffic through the strait effectively stalled.
Regional export volumes collapsed. Daily oil exports from the region fell by at least 60% versus pre-war levels by mid-March.
Crude rose much faster than Iranian bitumen. Brent moved sharply higher through the year, passed $100/bbl in late July and stood at about $116/bbl on 28 October 2026. Iranian bitumen rose far less, because a higher replacement cost matters little when cargo cannot be lifted and there are few executable bids.
Product accumulated inland. With export routes constrained, material backed up at production clusters and packing yards. Sellers holding stock competed for the few liftings that were possible, which held offers flat to softer in the first months of the disruption.
Where prices stand now. By late October 2026 indicative FOB Bandar Abbas offers for 60/70 private-factory drum stood at $460/MT (against $365–375/MT in February), after rises of $20/MT in Week 43 and $15/MT in Week 44, while Turkey-origin FOB Mersin stood at $615/MT. Iran-origin offers have risen, but far less than crude or than non-Iranian origins.
This is the central point for anyone reading this archive: a modest 2026 rise in Iranian prices does not mean a calm market. It reflects a market where the constraint moved from cost to access. Non-Iranian origins — Turkey, UAE re-export, Bahrain, Singapore — moved in the opposite direction over the same period.
Because of this, we have withdrawn the March 2026 entry that appeared in earlier versions of this page and we are re-verifying the April to July weekly logs before publishing them. The correction notes below explain each gap. For the current confirmed number on any grade, use the live Bitumen Price page, which is reviewed weekly.
Published Weekly Bitumen Prices – October 2026
About this log: these are the indicative weekly prices published on our live Bitumen Price page each Wednesday, recorded here from Week 41 onward so the archive stays continuous. They are published indications, not concluded-transaction entries like the 2022–February 2026 tables below. FOB Bandar Abbas is a market reference only while loading there is interrupted; all CFR cargo loads at Mersin / İskenderun.
Week (date)
60/70 Drum FOB Bandar Abbas
60/70 Jumbo Bag
60/70 Bulk
80/100 & VG30/40 Drum
Oxidized 115/15
60/70 FOB Jebel Ali
60/70 FOB Mersin
60/70 CFR Port Klang (ex-Mersin)
Brent
Week 44 (28 Oct 2026)
460$
450$
365$
470$
500$
645$
615$
705$***
~116$/bbl
Week 43 (21 Oct 2026)
445$
435$
350$
455$
485$
630$
600$
690$**
~113$/bbl
Week 42 (14 Oct 2026)
425$
415$
330$
435$
465$
610$
580$
631$
~106$/bbl
Week 41 (7 Oct 2026)
425$
415$
330$
435$
465$
610$
580$
631$*
~100$/bbl
All prices USD per metric ton. *Week 41 CFR Port Klang was shown as $630 in the live page headline and ~$631 in its CFR table; the calculated figure is $631 (FOB $580 + freight $20.8 + documents $5 + transit financing $25). **Week 43 CFR Port Klang rose $59/MT, more than the $20/MT FOB move, because inland trucking to Mersin port and container stuffing in Turkey went up: FOB $600 + freight $20.8 + documents $5 + transit financing $25 + Turkish haulage & stuffing $39 = $690. ***Week 44: every origin rose $15/MT; CFR Port Klang rose by the same $15 because its Maersk freight ($500/40'HC ex-İskenderun) did not change: FOB $615 + freight $20.8 + documents $5 + transit financing $25 + Turkish haulage & stuffing $39 = $705. New weeks are added at the top every Wednesday.
About this log: every carrier and forwarder quotation for containerised cargo received by Raha Group's Mersin desk between 2 and 28 October 2026, as used for the CFR table on the live Bitumen Price page. Per-tonne figures use 24 MT per 40' HC and 20 MT per 20' DC. Rule: for each port the most recent quote is the reference, and another carrier is kept only if it quoted within 30 days of it. DG = dangerous-goods rate (quoted for caustic soda and not used for drummed bitumen). "MSC (Ankara agent)" rates were received on 5 October from MSC's Ankara office. Rates are subject to sailing availability, cut-off dates and surcharge revision.
Quoted
Carrier
Route
Transit
Free time
Ocean freight
USD/MT
Status in Week 44
2 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Asunción (Paraguay)
50 days
8 days
$3,550/40'HC DG
$148
DG rate — not used for bitumen
5 Oct 2026
MSC
Mersin → Beira (Mozambique)
50 days
14 days
$3,550/20'DC · $4,000/40'HC
$178 / $167
In use (Week 44)
5 Oct 2026
MSC
Mersin → Toamasina (Tamatave) (Madagascar)
40 days
14 days
$3,900/40'HC
$162
Superseded by a later quote
5 Oct 2026
MSC (Ankara agent)
Mersin → Djibouti (Djibouti)
25–34 days
—
$4,070/20'DC · $5,240/40'HC
$204 / $218
In use (Week 44)
5 Oct 2026
MSC (Ankara agent)
Mersin → Berbera (Somaliland)
25–33 days
—
$3,030/20'DC · $3,990/40'HC
$152 / $166
In use (Week 44)
5 Oct 2026
MSC (Ankara agent)
Mersin → Mombasa (Kenya)
34–38 days
—
$2,390/20'DC · $3,360/40'HC
$120 / $140
Superseded by a later quote
5 Oct 2026
MSC (Ankara agent)
Mersin → Pointe-Noire (Congo)
28–35 days
—
$3,950/20'DC · $5,050/40'HC
$198 / $210
In use (Week 44)
5 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Chittagong (Bangladesh)
45 days
14 days
$2,000/40'HC
$83
In use (Week 44)
6 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Conakry (Guinea)
45 days
9 dem / 5 det
$6,200/40'HC
$258
In use (Week 44)
6 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Pointe-Noire (Congo)
40 days
13 days
$3,400/40'HC
$142
In use (Week 44)
7 Oct 2026
MSC
Mersin → Zanzibar (Tanzania)
60 days
10 days
$4,600/20'DC · $5,800/40'HC
$230 / $242
In use (Week 44)
7 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Surabaya (Indonesia)
50 days
14 days
$1,600/40'HC
$67
In use (Week 44)
7 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Port Sudan (Sudan)
25 days
21 days
$6,000/40'HC
$250
In use (Week 44)
8 Oct 2026
MSC
Mersin → Georgetown (Guyana)
40 days
14 days
$4,500/40'HC
$188
In use (Week 44)
8 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Algiers (Algeria)
30 days
15 days
$1,850/40'HC
$77
In use (Week 44)
8 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
40 days
14 days
$3,700/20'DC · $5,200/40'HC DG
$185 / $217
DG rate — not used for bitumen
9 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)
45 days
6 dem / 4 det
$3,000/20'DC · $2,200/40'HC
$150 / $92
In use (Week 44)
9 Oct 2026
MSC
Mersin → Maputo (Mozambique)
45 days
14 days
$4,800/40'HC
$200
Superseded by a later quote
9 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Sihanoukville (Cambodia)
45 days
15 days
$400/40'HC
$17
Superseded by a later quote
9 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Willemstad (Curaçao)
48 days
14 days
$7,100/40'HC
$296
In use (Week 44)
10 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Alexandria (Egypt)
2 days
21 days
$800/40'HC
$33
In use (Week 44)
12 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Djibouti (Djibouti)
30 days
14 days
$5,250/40'HC
$219
Superseded by a later quote
12 Oct 2026
MSC
Mersin → Mombasa (Kenya)
45 days
14 days
$3,700/40'HC
$154
Superseded by a later quote
13 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Lomé (Togo)
30 days
14 days
$2,550/40'HC
$106
In use (Week 44)
13 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Yangon (Thilawa) (Myanmar)
40 days
14 days
$450/40'HC
$19
In use (Week 44)
19 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
40 days
14 days
$3,700/20'DC DG
$185
DG rate — not used for bitumen
19 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)
60 days
14 days
$3,100/40'HC
$129
In use (Week 44)
19 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
45 days
14 days
$3,650/40'HC
$152
In use (Week 44)
19 Oct 2026
Forwarder (all-in package)
Mersin → Santo Tomás de Castilla (Guatemala)
50 days
14 + 14 days
$5,165/20'DC DG
$258
DG rate — not used for bitumen
19 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Casablanca (Morocco)
30 days
14 days
$2,100/20'DC DG
$105
DG rate — not used for bitumen
20 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Haiphong (Vietnam)
40 days
4 dem / 3 det
$450/40'HC
$19
Superseded by a later quote
20 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Lagos (Nigeria)
45 days
14 days
$3,500/40'HC
$146
In use (Week 44)
22 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Apapa (Nigeria)
45 days
14 days
$2,900/20'DC
$145
In use (Week 44)
22 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Apapa (Nigeria)
45 days
14 days
$3,400/20'DC DG
$170
DG rate — not used for bitumen
22 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Maputo (Mozambique)
60 days
14 days
$6,000/20'DC DG
$300
DG rate — not used for bitumen
22 Oct 2026
MSC
Mersin → Maputo (Mozambique)
45 days
14 days
$4,800/40'HC
$200
In use (Week 44)
23 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Colombo (Sri Lanka)
40 days
14 days
$1,450/40'HC
$60
In use (Week 44)
23 Oct 2026
Maersk
İskenderun → Villeta / Puerto Seguro (Paraguay)
50 days
21 days
$2,900/40'HC
$121
In use (Week 44)
23 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Manila (Philippines)
45 days
9 days
$650/40'HC
$27
In use (Week 44)
23 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Nouakchott (Mauritania)
30 days
9 dem / 2 det
$3,400/40'HC
$142
In use (Week 44)
26 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Haiphong (Vietnam)
40 days
4 dem / 3 det
$450/40'HC
$19
In use (Week 44)
26 Oct 2026
MSC
Mersin → Toamasina (Tamatave) (Madagascar)
45 days
14 days
$2,300/20'DC
$115
In use (Week 44)
26 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Toamasina (Tamatave) (Madagascar)
45 days
14 days
$2,750/40'HC
$115
In use (Week 44)
26 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Buenos Aires (Argentina)
40 days
14 days
$1,000/40'HC
$42
In use (Week 44)
27 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Djibouti (Djibouti)
20 days
14 days
$4,000/40'HC
$167
In use (Week 44)
27 Oct 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
40 days
14 days
$3,200/20'DC · $4,750/40'HC
$160 / $198
In use (Week 44)
27 Oct 2026
MSC
Mersin → Mombasa (Kenya)
45 days
14 days
$3,400/40'HC
$142
In use (Week 44)
27 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Santos / Paranaguá / Itapoá (Brazil)
35 days
21 days
$850/40'HC
$35
In use (Week 44)
28 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Luanda (Angola)
45 days
9 days
$3,200/40'HC
$133
In use (Week 44)
28 Oct 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Sihanoukville (Cambodia)
45 days
15 days
$400/40'HC
$17
In use (Week 44)
28 Oct 2026
Forwarder (all-in package)
Mersin → Casablanca (Morocco)
19–25 days
14 + 14 days
$2,435/40'HC
$101
In use (Week 44)
51 quotes, 37 of them in use in the Week 44 CFR table. Cheapest lanes: Sihanoukville ($400/40'HC, ~$17/MT), Haiphong and Yangon/Thilawa ($450, ~$19/MT). Most expensive: Willemstad, Curaçao ($7,100/40'HC, ~$296/MT), Conakry ($6,200, ~$258/MT) and Port Sudan via CMA CGM ($6,000, ~$250/MT). Biggest moves in October: Djibouti fell from $5,250 to $4,000/40'HC (CMA CGM, 12 → 27 Oct) and Mombasa from $3,700 to $3,400 (MSC, 12 → 27 Oct). Correction (28 Oct 2026): the Week 43 version of this log listed the 5 October Djibouti, Berbera and Mombasa rates as "carrier not stated" — they came from MSC's Ankara office; the Abidjan, Maputo and Sihanoukville rates were dated 8 October but were received on 9 October; and the two quotes previously marked "not legible" are Beira (MSC, $3,550/20'DC · $4,000/40'HC) and Willemstad (Maersk, $7,100/40'HC), both now logged above.
Earlier 2026 Quotes Still in Use (no newer rate for that port)
Where no October quote exists for a port, the most recent earlier quote is used in the Week 44 CFR table and its date is shown, so buyers can judge how current it is.
Quoted
Carrier
Route
Transit
Free time
Ocean freight
USD/MT
6 Apr 2026
Maersk
İskenderun → Busan (South Korea)
60 days
10 days
$700/40'HC
$29
17 Apr 2026
CMA CGM
İskenderun → San Antonio (Chile)
60 days
5 days
$2,000/20'DC
$100
29 Apr 2026
Maersk
İskenderun → Karachi (Pakistan)
60 days
5 days
$1,250/40'HC
$52
22 May 2026
CMA CGM
İskenderun → Walvis Bay (Namibia)
55 days
10 days
$3,600/40'HC
$150
3 Jun 2026
MSC
İskenderun → Durban (South Africa)
48 days
14 days
$2,000/40'HC
$83
8 Jun 2026
Maersk
İskenderun → Montevideo (Uruguay)
34 days
7 days det
$1,200/40'HC
$50
22 Jun 2026
Hapag-Lloyd
İskenderun → Kaohsiung (Taiwan)
53 days
8 days
$770/40'HC
$32
21 Jul 2026
CMA CGM
İskenderun → Rades (Tunisia)
10 days
12 days
$1,800/40'HC
$75
27 Jul 2026
Maersk
İskenderun → Point Lisas (Trinidad & Tobago)
55 days
11 days
$5,500/40'HC
$229
3 Aug 2026
MSC
İskenderun → Constanta (Romania)
8 days
7 days
$1,800/20'DC · $2,350/40'HC
$90 / $98
3 Aug 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Douala (Cameroon)
40 days
11 dem / 3 det
$4,600/40'HC
$192
3 Aug 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Bata (Equatorial Guinea)
50 days
12 days
$4,750/40'HC
$198
6 Aug 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Freetown (Sierra Leone)
40 days
10 days
$5,000/40'HC
$208
8 Aug 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Port-Gentil (Gabon)
45 days
11 dem / 3 det
$3,700/20'DC · $5,800/40'HC
$185 / $242
12 Aug 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Monrovia (Liberia)
35 days
12 dem / 7 det
$4,150/40'HC
$173
16 Aug 2026
Maersk
İskenderun → Port Louis (Mauritius)
60 days
14 days
$2,500/40'HC
$104
17 Aug 2026
Forwarder (all-in package)
Mersin → Thessaloniki (Greece)
10 days
14 days
$1,955/40'HC
$81
18 Aug 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Dakar (Senegal)
30 days
10 dem / 5 det
$2,600/20'DC
$130
19 Aug 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Rijeka (Croatia)
25 days
5 dem / 5 det
$1,850/40'HC
$77
20 Aug 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Tuas Port (Singapore)
30 days
14 days
$450/40'HC
$19
20 Aug 2026
Gezairi
Mersin → Aden (Yemen)
35–40 days
14 days
$6,200/40'HC
$258
22 Aug 2026
Not stated
Mersin → Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
7 days
14 days
$2,900/20'DC · $2,900/40'HC
$145 / $121
24 Aug 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Guangzhou (China)
50 days
14 days
$1,300/40'HC
$54
24 Aug 2026
Maersk
İskenderun → Gothenburg (Sweden)
37 days
5 dem / 5 det
$1,000/40'HC
$42
24 Aug 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Douala (Cameroon)
43 days
11 dem / 2 det
$4,750/40'HC
$198
24 Aug 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Pecém (Brazil)
35 days
21 days
$1,450/40'HC
$60
28 Aug 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
44 days
5 dem / 7 det
$450/40'HC
$19
28 Aug 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Chennai (India)
25 days
4 dem / 4 det
$1,300/40'HC
$54
28 Aug 2026
MSC
Mersin → Kolkata (India)
40 days
10 days
$2,400/40'HC
$100
29 Aug 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Varna (Bulgaria)
25 days
10 days
$2,650/40'HC
$110
31 Aug 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Laem Chabang (Thailand)
45 days
14 days
$450/40'HC
$19
1 Sep 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Nansha (China)
45 days
7 dem / 7 det
$450/40'HC
$19
2 Sep 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Callao (Peru)
40 days
6 days
$2,600/40'HC
$108
3 Sep 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Tripoli (Libya)
11 days
14 days
$1,800/40'HC
$75
4 Sep 2026
Maersk
İskenderun → Port Klang (Malaysia)
45 days
14 days
$500/40'HC
$21
4 Sep 2026
CMA CGM
İskenderun → Port Klang (Malaysia)
40 days
14 days
$900/40'HC
$38
9 Sep 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Matadi (DR Congo)
60 days
32 days
$5,000/40'HC
$208
11 Sep 2026
Cosco
Mersin → Dakar (Senegal)
45 days
10 dem / 5 det
$2,600/20'DC
$130
15 Sep 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Qingdao (China)
35 days
14 days
$500/40'HC
$21
15 Sep 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Sohar / Salalah (Oman)
40 days
14 days
$4,300/20'DC · $5,900/40'HC
$215 / $246
15 Sep 2026
Haicon
Mersin → Aden (Yemen)
35–40 days
7 days
$7,000/20'DC · $9,850/40'HC
$350 / $410
21 Sep 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Mogadishu (Somalia)
60 days
21 days
$4,500/40'HC
$188
22 Sep 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Aqaba (Jordan)
13 days
14 days
$3,600/40'HC
$150
24 Sep 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Hamad Port (Qatar)
40 days
14 days
$8,000/40'HC
$333
24 Sep 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Dublin (Ireland)
45 days
7 days
$2,550/40'HC
$106
24 Sep 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Veracruz (Mexico)
30 days
7 days
$3,300/40'HC
$138
25 Sep 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
45 days
4 dem / 3 det
$450/40'HC
$19
25 Sep 2026
MSC
Mersin → Nhava Sheva (India)
50 days
10 days
$1,450/20'DC · $1,700/40'HC
$72 / $71
25 Sep 2026
MSC
Mersin → Mundra (India)
50 days
10 days
$1,450/20'DC · $1,700/40'HC
$72 / $71
25 Sep 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Misurata (Libya)
7 days
14 days
$950/20'DC
$48
28 Sep 2026
Forwarder (all-in package)
Mersin → Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
55 days
14 days POD
$4,125/40'HC
$172
28 Sep 2026
Not stated
Mersin → Tema (Ghana)
30 days
—
$3,200/40'HC
$133
29 Sep 2026
Maersk
Mersin → Bintulu / Kuching (Sarawak) (Malaysia)
45 days
14 days
$500/40'HC
$21
29 Sep 2026
CMA CGM
Mersin → Jakarta (Indonesia)
45 days
14 days
$1,200/40'HC
$50
Bitumen Price in April – September 2026
Weekly log under re-verification. April through September 2026 weekly entries are not published yet (the published weekly log above starts with Week 41, 7 October 2026). Through this period Iranian export loadings were intermittent and many weeks produced no concluded transaction to log — and this archive does not publish a price for a week in which nothing traded. Entries will be added as each week is confirmed against a concluded lifting.
Non-Iranian origins we also track (Turkey, UAE re-export, Bahrain, Singapore, Europe) continued to trade normally through this period and rose over the same window. Those series will be published alongside the Iranian rows so the divergence is visible rather than averaged away.
Entry withdrawn — correction issued 25 July 2026. Earlier versions of this page showed March 2026 export quotes at roughly double the February level (embossed grades near $690/MT against $385/MT in February). That entry was a source-feed error and has been removed rather than left online with a caveat.
The war began on 28 February 2026 and Iranian export loading was disrupted from the first days of March. Iranian bitumen offers did not rise in that month. A doubling in a week when cargo could not reliably leave Bandar Abbas is not a market move, and publishing it would have misled anyone benchmarking against this archive.
The corrected March series is being rebuilt from concluded transactions only and will be republished once each week is confirmed.
Bitumen Price in February 2026
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
380-385$
380-385$
380-385$
385-390$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
380-385$
380-385$
380-385$
385-390$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
365-375$
365-375$
362-367$
370-375$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
365-375$
365-375$
362-367$
370-375$
VG Grades
368-378$
368-378$
365-370$
373-378$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
355-360$
355-360$
352-357$
360-365$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
295-305$
295-305$
290-295$
290-295$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
345-350$
345-350$
345-350$
355-360$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
365-370$
365-370$
365-370$
370-375$
European Bulk Range
330-355$
330-355$
330-355$
330-355$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
445-455$
445-455$
445-455$
445-455$
Bitumen Price in January 2026
Data note: January 2026 figures were logged identically to February 2026 in the source feed. Kept here for continuity pending a corrected weekly entry.
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
380-385$
380-385$
380-385$
385-390$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
380-385$
380-385$
380-385$
385-390$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
365-375$
365-375$
362-367$
370-375$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
365-375$
365-375$
362-367$
370-375$
VG Grades
368-378$
368-378$
365-370$
373-378$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
355-360$
355-360$
352-357$
360-365$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
295-305$
295-305$
290-295$
290-295$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
345-350$
345-350$
345-350$
355-360$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
365-370$
365-370$
365-370$
370-375$
European Bulk Range
330-355$
330-355$
330-355$
330-355$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
445-455$
445-455$
445-455$
445-455$
Bitumen Price History in 2025
Bitumen export prices in 2025 followed a broadly stable but gradually declining trend, with FOB prices for Jey and Pasargad embossed grades opening the year at $400–415/MT in January and closing December at $380–390/MT — a net decline of roughly $15–20/MT over the full year. Private factory grades tracked closely, holding a consistent $5–10/MT discount to embossed grades across all months.
H1 2025 (January–June) was marked by relative stability, with embossed grades trading in a narrow $400–415/MT band. VG grades held a slight $3–5/MT premium over private factory penetration grades. Oxidized Bitumen 115/15 stayed elevated at $465–495/MT during H1, reflecting steady waterproofing and industrial demand.
Prices peaked in July–August at $410–420/MT for embossed grades, on the back of seasonal road-construction demand across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Singapore bulk prices peaked in the same window at $450–465/MT.
A correction began in September, with embossed grades softening from $405–410/MT to $395–400/MT by October as Vacuum Bottom (VB) base prices eased. The decline continued through Q4, with December recording the year's lowest levels. European bulk prices showed the widest range of any market in 2025 — $330–475/MT — reflecting vessel size and Mediterranean/Northern European freight variation.
Overall, 2025 was a year of consolidation after the elevated 2022–2023 levels, settling into a $385–415/MT FOB range for standard penetration grades.
Bitumen Price in December 2025
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
385-390$
385-390$
385-390$
380-385$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
385-390$
385-390$
385-390$
380-385$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
375-380$
375-380$
365-375$
365-375$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
375-380$
375-380$
365-375$
365-375$
VG Grades
378-383$
378-383$
368-378$
368-378$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
365-370$
365-370$
360-365$
360-365$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
260-270$
260-270$
260-270$
295-305$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
370-375$
365-370$
345-350$
345-350$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
400-405$
392-395$
375-380$
373-375$
European Bulk Range
365-405$
360-390$
355-375$
330-355$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
445-455$
445-455$
445-455$
445-455$
Bitumen Price in November 2025
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
395-400$
395-400$
385-390$
385-390$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
395-400$
395-400$
385-390$
385-390$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
385-390$
385-390$
375-380$
378-383$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
385-390$
385-390$
375-380$
378-383$
VG Grades
388-393$
388-393$
378-383$
381-385$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
375-380$
375-380$
365-370$
368-373$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
260-265$
260-265$
260-265$
265-270$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
420-425$
420-425$
385-390$
370-375$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
415-418$
415-418$
405-410$
405-410$
European Bulk Range
385-390$
385-390$
405-430$
395-425$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
455-465$
455-465$
455-465$
445-455$
Bitumen Price in October 2025
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
395-400$
395-400$
395-400$
395-400$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
395-400$
395-400$
395-400$
395-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
385-390$
390-395$
385-390$
385-390$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
385-390$
390-395$
385-390$
385-390$
VG Grades
388-393$
393-398$
388-393$
388-393$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
378-382$
380-385$
378-383$
375-380$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
260-270$
280-290$
260-265$
260-265$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
413-415$
410-415$
404-409$
385-390$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
420-425$
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
410-415$
417-422$
415-418$
415-418$
European Bulk Range
385-425$
395-445$
405-465$
405-465$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
465-475$
465-475$
455-465$
455-465$
Bitumen Price in September 2025
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
405-410$
405-410$
400-405$
395-400$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
405-410$
405-410$
400-405$
395-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
395-405$
393-400$
390-395$
385-390$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
395-405$
393-400$
390-395$
385-390$
VG Grades
397-407$
395-402$
388-398$
388-398$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
385-390$
385-390$
380-385$
378-382$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
315-320$
280-285$
265-270$
255-265$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
420-425$
420-425$
415-420$
415-418$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
430-435$
432-435$
420-425$
420-425$
European Bulk Range
385-435$
395-445$
395-445$
385-425$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
490-495$
485-495$
485-495$
475-485$
Bitumen Price in August 2025
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
410-415$
410-415$
410-415$
410-415$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
410-415$
410-415$
410-415$
410-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
400-410$
400-410$
400-410$
400-410$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
400-410$
400-410$
400-410$
400-410$
VG Grades
403-413$
403-413$
403-413$
403-413$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
390-400$
390-400$
390-400$
390-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
338-343$
338-343$
338-343$
338-343$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
425-430$
425-430$
425-430$
425-430$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
413-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
460-465$
460-465$
450-455$
450-455$
European Bulk Range
435-475$
435-485$
425-480$
425-480$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
490-495$
490-495$
490-495$
490-495$
Bitumen Price in July 2025
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
410-415$
415-420$
415-420$
415-420$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
410-415$
415-420$
415-420$
415-420$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
395-400$
400-405$
405-415$
400-410$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
395-400$
400-405$
405-415$
400-410$
VG Grades
398-403$
403-408$
408-418$
403-413$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
385-390$
390-395$
395-405$
395-405$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
330-335$
330-335$
338-343$
338-343$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
415-420$
415-420$
425-430$
425-430$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
410-415$
410-415$
410-415$
410-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
425-430$
425-430$
450-455$
455-465$
European Bulk Range
435-495$
435-495$
435-495$
435-465$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
465-475$
465-475$
490-495$
490-495$
Bitumen Price in June 2025
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
405-410$
405-410$
410-415$
410-415$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
405-410$
405-410$
410-415$
410-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
400-405$
400-405$
395-400$
395-405$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
400-405$
400-405$
395-400$
395-405$
VG Grades
403-408$
403-408$
398-403$
398-408$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
385-390$
385-390$
385-390$
390-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
335-340$
335-340$
325-330$
330-335$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
410-415$
410-415$
410-415$
415-420$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
385-390$
385-390$
410-415$
410-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
410-415$
410-415$
413-422$
425-430$
European Bulk Range
420-465$
465-475$
415-475$
435-495$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
465-475$
465-475$
465-475$
465-475$
Bitumen Price in May 2025
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
410-415$
410-415$
405-410$
405-410$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
410-415$
410-415$
405-410$
405-410$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
402-407$
398-402$
395-400$
395-400$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
402-407$
398-402$
395-400$
395-400$
VG Grades
404-410$
401-405$
398-403$
398-403$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
393-397$
390-395$
385-390$
385-390$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
321-327$
315-320$
332-337$
335-340$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
400-405$
400-405$
397-400$
395-397$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
420-425$
420-425$
415-420$
410-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
385-390$
385-390$
385-390$
385-390$
European Bulk Range
430-460$
410-455$
410-455$
420-465$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
475-485$
475-485$
465-475$
465-475$
Bitumen Price in April 2025
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
405-410$
403-407$
407-412$
407-412$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
405-410$
403-407$
407-412$
407-412$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
395-400$
390-400$
395-400$
400-405$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
395-400$
390-400$
395-400$
400-405$
VG Grades
398-403$
393-402$
398-403$
403-408$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
385-390$
380-390$
385-390$
390-395$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
320-325$
317-320$
315-320$
315-320$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
420-425$
410-415$
400-405$
405-410$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
440-445$
425-430$
425-430$
430-435$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
430-435$
430-435$
430-435$
430-435$
European Bulk Range
435-465$
435-475$
435-505$
405-445$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
475-485$
475-485$
475-485$
475-485$
Bitumen Price in March 2025
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
410-414$
405-414$
410-415$
411-415$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
410-414$
405-414$
410-415$
411-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
400-403$
400-405$
403-407$
400-405$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
400-403$
400-405$
403-407$
400-405$
VG Grades
398-407$
403-408$
405-410$
403-408$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
390-393$
390-395$
393-395$
390-395$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
319-323$
330-338$
325-335$
325-335$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
435-440$
435-440$
430-435$
430-435$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
450-455$
450-455$
460-465$
460-465$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
430-435$
430-435$
430-435$
430-435$
European Bulk Range
455-485$
455-485$
455-485$
435-465$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
485-495$
485-495$
485-495$
485-495$
Bitumen Price in February 2025
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
395-405$
395-405$
395-400$
400-403$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
395-405$
395-405$
395-400$
400-403$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
390-395$
390-395$
390-395$
390-395$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
390-395$
390-395$
390-395$
390-395$
VG Grades
393-398$
393-398$
393-398$
393-398$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
380-385$
380-385$
375-385$
380-385$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
315-320$
315-320$
317-320$
317-320$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
415-420$
415-420$
425-435$
425-435$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
427-433$
427-433$
445-455$
445-455$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
410-412$
410-412$
430-435$
430-435$
European Bulk Range
430-475$
430-475$
435-475$
435-475$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
485-495$
485-495$
485-495$
485-495$
Bitumen Price in January 2025
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
400-405$
413-415$
400-405$
400-405$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
400-405$
413-415$
400-405$
400-405$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
395-400$
395-400$
390-395$
393-397$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
395-400$
395-400$
390-395$
393-397$
VG Grades
398-403$
398-403$
393-398$
396-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
385-390$
385-390$
380-385$
380-385$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
328-333$
325-327$
325-328$
325-328$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
420-425$
420-425$
410-412$
420-425$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
443-450$
443-447$
425-432$
440-445$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
410-412$
410-412$
410-412$
410-412$
European Bulk Range
425-455$
425-455$
430-465$
430-475$
Oxidized Bitumen 115/15
500-510$
500-510$
500-510$
500-510$
Bitumen Price History in 2024
2024 was largely sideways, with a sharp Q4 spike that briefly pushed prices to their highest levels since mid-2023. Jey and Pasargad embossed grades opened the year (February) at $365–375/MT and closed December at $420–445/MT — an increase driven almost entirely by the November surge rather than underlying demand growth.
H1 2024 (February–June) saw exceptional stability: embossed grades held a tight $365–380/MT range with almost no week-to-week movement, while Singapore bulk traded at a premium of $415–470/MT on strong Southeast Asian infrastructure demand.
A gradual rise began in July–August, with embossed grades edging from $370–375/MT to $385–390/MT on peak-season demand from Africa and South Asia. September–October saw consolidation at $370–395/MT, while European bulk spiked to $465–535/MT — the widest range recorded that year — on tighter vessel availability.
The defining event of 2024 was November: embossed grades jumped from $400/MT to $440–445/MT in weeks 3–4, a roughly $40–45/MT move within a single month, driven by a sharp VB base-price increase and a sudden demand pickup. Private factory grades followed the same pattern, and Oxidized Bitumen 115/15 hit its 2024 high of $500–510/MT in the same month.
2024's effective trading range for standard embossed penetration grades was $365–445/MT FOB.
Bitumen Price in December 2024
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
435-440$
430-435$
425-430$
420-423$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
435-440$
430-435$
425-430$
420-423$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
420-425$
410-420$
405-415$
395-405$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
420-425$
410-420$
405-415$
395-405$
VG Grades
423-428$
413-423$
408-418$
398-408$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
410-415$
400-410$
395-405$
385-395$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
343-345$
345-350$
353-357$
335-340$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
410-412$
427-430$
427-430$
425-427$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
445-450$
446-455$
440-447$
442-447$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
410-412$
410-412$
410-412$
410-412$
European Bulk Range
480-490$
430-465$
425-445$
425-445$
Bitumen Price in November 2024
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
395-400$
400-405$
440-445$
435-440$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
395-400$
400-405$
440-445$
435-440$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
385-390$
387-392$
430-435$
425-430$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
385-390$
387-392$
430-435$
425-430$
VG Grades
388-393$
390-394$
433-438$
428-443$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
373-377$
375-380$
422-427$
415-420$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
295-300$
311-316$
324-329$
325-330$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
450-455$
445-450$
440-445$
440-445$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
495-500$
475-480$
470-475$
470-475$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
410-412$
410-412$
410-412$
410-412$
European Bulk Range
455-515$
465-515$
455-505$
445-505$
Bitumen Price in October 2024
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
385-390$
385-390$
390-395$
385-390$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
385-390$
385-390$
390-395$
385-390$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
380-385$
380-385$
385-390$
380-385$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
380-385$
380-385$
385-390$
380-385$
VG Grades
383-388$
383-388$
388-393$
383-388$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
370-375$
370-375$
375-380$
370-375$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
291-297$
291-297$
290-297$
291-297$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
450-455$
450-455$
455-460$
455-460$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
545-550$
545-550$
555-560$
505-515$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
410-412$
410-412$
410-412$
410-412$
European Bulk Range
465-475$
465-475$
475-525$
490-535$
Bitumen Price in September 2024
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
370-375$
375-380$
375-380$
380-383$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
370-375$
375-380$
375-380$
380-383$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
360-365$
365-370$
365-370$
375-380$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
360-365$
365-370$
365-370$
375-380$
VG Grades
363-368$
368-373$
368-373$
378-383$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
350-355$
355-360$
355-360$
365-370$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
283-288$
283-288$
283-288$
285-291$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
415-420$
420-425$
420-425$
445-450$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
511-515$
517-522$
515-520$
530-535$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
430-435$
410-412$
410-412$
410-412$
European Bulk Range
475-525$
445-495$
445-495$
395-445$
Bitumen Price in August 2024
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
385-390$
380-385$
375-380$
370-375$
Bitumen 80/100 Pasargad Embossed
385-390$
380-385$
375-380$
370-375$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
380-385$
373-378$
365-370$
360-365$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
380-385$
373-378$
365-370$
360-365$
VG Grades
383-388$
375-380$
368-373$
363-368$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
365-370$
360-365$
357-363$
350-355$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
294-299$
290-295$
290-295$
283-288$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
400-405$
415-420$
425-430$
415-420$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
505-510$
509-515$
505-510$
511-515$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
462-465$
462-465$
462-465$
430-435$
European Bulk Range
485-545$
474-515$
445-505$
475-525$
Bitumen Price in July 2024
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
370-375$
380-385$
385-387$
385-390$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
370-375$
380-385$
385-387$
385-390$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
365-370$
374-379$
372-377$
380-385$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
365-370$
374-379$
372-377$
380-385$
VG Grades
368-373$
377-382$
375-380$
383-388$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
355-365$
365-370$
363-365$
365-370$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
280-285$
283-288$
283-288$
283-288$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
425-430$
425-430$
425-430$
410-413$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
465-470$
475-480$
475-480$
485-490$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
495-500$
462-465$
462-465$
462-465$
European Bulk Range
470-535$
475-555$
475-555$
500-560$
Bitumen Price in June 2024
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
370-375$
370-375$
370-375$
370-375$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
370-375$
370-375$
370-375$
370-375$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
365-375$
365-375$
365-375$
365-370$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
365-375$
365-375$
365-375$
365-370$
VG Grades
373-378$
373-378$
373-378$
368-373$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
355-360$
355-360$
355-360$
355-365$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
280-285$
280-285$
280-285$
280-285$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
410-415$
410-415$
410-415$
425-430$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
455-460$
455-460$
455-460$
465-470$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
495$
495$
495$
495-500$
European Bulk Range
465-475$
465-475$
465-475$
470-535$
Bitumen Price in May 2024
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
370-380$
375-380$
375-380$
370-375$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
370-380$
375-380$
375-380$
370-375$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
370-375$
370-375$
370-375$
365-375$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
370-375$
370-375$
370-375$
365-375$
VG Grades
373-378$
373-378$
373-378$
373-378$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
360-365$
355-365$
355-365$
355-360$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
283-290$
283-290$
283-290$
280-285$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
415-425$
455-460$
455-460$
410-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
460-465$
460-465$
460-465$
455-460$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
395-405$
445-455$
445-455$
495$
European Bulk Range
475-525$
475-525$
475-525$
465-475$
Bitumen Price in April 2024
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
375-380$
375-380$
370-380$
370-380$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
375-380$
375-380$
370-380$
370-380$
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
365-370$
365-370$
360-370$
360-370$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
365-370$
365-370$
360-370$
360-370$
VG Grades
368-373$
368-373$
363-373$
363-373$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
355-360$
355-360$
350-360$
350-360$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Iran
275-280$
278-288$
280-290$
280-290$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in South Korea
410-420$
425-430$
415-425$
415-425$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Singapore
415-420$
430-435$
415-425$
415-425$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen in Bahrain
395-405$
395-405$
395-400$
395-400$
Bitumen Price in March 2024
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
353-358$
353-358$
353-358$
365-370$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
353-358$
353-358$
353-358$
365-370$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
365-370$
365-370$
365-370$
375-380$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
365-370$
365-370$
365-370$
375-380$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
345-350$
345-350$
345-350$
355-360$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
290-295$
290-295$
290-295$
295-300$
VG Grades
355-357$
355-357$
355-357$
368-373$
Bitumen Price in February 2024
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
360-365$
360-365$
355-360$
353-358$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
360-365$
360-365$
355-360$
353-358$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
365-375$
365-375$
365-370$
365-370$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
365-375$
365-375$
365-370$
365-370$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
355-360$
355-360$
350-355$
345-350$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
290-295$
290-295$
290-295$
290-295$
VG Grades
363-373$
363-373$
358-363$
355-357$
Bitumen Price History in 2023
2023 recorded the sharpest annual decline of the 2022–2025 period: Jey and Pasargad embossed grades fell from an April high of $450–460/MT to $375–385/MT by December, a drop of roughly $70–80/MT. The downtrend was driven by falling VB base prices, softening crude, and weaker H2 demand from key importing regions.
The year opened at $390–405/MT in January, already below late-2022 levels, then staged a brief rally in March–April to $445–460/MT — the year's peak — on a seasonal construction pickup and a temporary VB increase.
From May onward, prices entered a near-uninterrupted decline through year-end: $425–445/MT in May, $390–400/MT in June, a brief stabilization in August ($435–445/MT), then a sharp correction from $410–445/MT in October to $375–385/MT in December as off-season demand hit and VB prices fell.
Bulk Bitumen was especially volatile in 2023, swinging from $405–415/MT in May to $280–290/MT in June — a collapse of over $120/MT in a single month — reflecting how much more sensitive bulk pricing is to shipping logistics and short-term supply-demand shifts than packaged grades.
2023's effective trading range for standard embossed penetration grades was $375–460/MT FOB.
Bitumen Price in December 2023
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
395-405$
375-385$
375-385$
365-375$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
395-405$
375-385$
375-385$
365-375$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
405-415$
385-395$
385-395$
375-385$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
405-415$
385-395$
385-395$
375-385$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
405-415$
375-385$
375-385$
365-375$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
295-300$
280-290$
280-290$
280-290$
Bitumen Price in October 2023
Data note: corrected an obvious typo (was "503-413$", now "403-413$").
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
430-435$
415-425$
410-420$
400-410$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
430-435$
415-425$
410-420$
400-410$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
440-445$
435-445$
433-437$
410-420$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
440-445$
435-445$
433-437$
410-420$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
420-425$
415-425$
413-423$
395-405$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
340-350$
335-345$
325-335$
325-335$
Bitumen Price in September 2023
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
405-415$
426-431$
425-435$
430-435$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
405-415$
426-431$
425-435$
430-435$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
430-435$
434-439$
440-445$
440-445$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
420-425$
434-439$
440-445$
440-445$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
390-400$
390-400$
415-420$
420-425$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
325-330$
325-335$
335-345$
340-350$
Bitumen Price in August 2023
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
430-435$
430-435$
425-435$
415-420$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
430-435$
430-435$
425-435$
415-420$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
435-445$
440-445$
435-445$
435-440$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
435-445$
440-445$
435-445$
435-440$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
415-425$
415-420$
415-425$
395-405$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
320-325$
325-335$
340-355$
335-350$
Bitumen Price in July 2023
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
370-380$
390-400$
395-405$
420-425$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
370-380$
390-400$
395-405$
420-425$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
385-395$
405-415$
410-420$
420-425$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
385-395$
405-415$
410-420$
420-425$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
360-370$
380-390$
385-390$
420-425$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
280-290$
288-298$
300-310$
300-310$
Bitumen Price in June 2023
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
380-390$
370-380$
370-380$
370-380$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
380-390$
370-380$
370-380$
370-380$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
400-410$
390-400$
390-400$
390-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
400-410$
390-400$
390-400$
390-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
375-385$
360-370$
360-370$
360-370$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
312-322$
295-305$
290-300$
282-288$
Bitumen Price in May 2023
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
425-435$
415-425$
410-420$
390-400$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
425-435$
415-425$
410-420$
390-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
435-445$
425-435$
425-435$
405-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
435-445$
425-435$
425-435$
405-415$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
415-425$
395-405$
390-400$
380-390$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
405-415$
355-365$
340-350$
325-335$
Bitumen Price in April 2023
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
440-450$
435-445$
435-445$
435-445$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
440-450$
435-445$
435-445$
435-445$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
450-460$
445-455$
445-455$
445-455$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
450-460$
445-455$
445-455$
445-455$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
425-435$
415-425$
425-435$
425-435$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
360-370$
365-375$
375-385$
370-375$
Bitumen Price in March 2023
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
400-410$
400-410$
400-410$
400-410$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
400-410$
400-410$
400-410$
400-410$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
410-420$
410-420$
400-410$
400-410$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
410-420$
410-420$
410-420$
410-420$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
390-400$
390-400$
390-400$
390-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
320-325$
320-325$
320-325$
320-325$
Bitumen Price in January 2023
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 Private Factory
385-395$
385-395$
380-390$
380-390$
Bitumen 80/100 Private Factory
385-395$
385-395$
380-390$
380-390$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
395-405$
395-405$
390-400$
390-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
395-405$
395-405$
390-400$
390-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Jumbo Bag
375-385$
375-385$
370-380$
370-380$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
350-360$
350-360$
325-335$
315-325$
Bitumen Price History in 2022
2022 recorded the highest prices of the entire dataset: Jey and Pasargad embossed grades peaked at $535–555/MT in March–April, a level not matched since. The year opened with a strong rally on post-COVID infrastructure recovery, rising crude, and supply constraints, before a sustained H2 correction brought prices back toward normalized levels.
January opened at $390–450/MT, already trending up. February–March accelerated sharply to $515–555/MT — the dataset's all-time high — driven by the spike in global crude following the February 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict, strong developing-market infrastructure demand, and tight Mercantile Exchange supply. New Steel Drum prices also hit their dataset peak of $490–510/MT in this window.
A correction began in May, easing from $515–525/MT to $470–490/MT, continuing through June ($450–480/MT) and July ($390–460/MT). The decline accelerated in August–September as crude retreated and VB base prices fell, bringing embossed grades to $400–435/MT by September. Bulk Bitumen saw the sharpest correction of any grade, falling from $455–465/MT in February to $310–410/MT in August.
A partial recovery followed in October–November to $430–465/MT on renewed seasonal demand, before a December pullback to $415–425/MT as year-end demand slowed.
2022's effective trading range for standard embossed penetration grades was $390–555/MT FOB — the widest annual range on this page.
Bitumen Price in December 2022
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 New Steel Drum
440-450$
435-440$
400-410$
395-405$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
430-440$
440-450$
415-425$
415-425$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
430-440$
440-450$
415-425$
415-425$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
390-400$
385-395$
375-385$
355-365$
Bitumen Price in November 2022
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 New Steel Drum
415-430$
440-450$
445-455$
445-455$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
425-435$
440-450$
445-455$
455-465$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
425-435$
440-450$
445-455$
455-465$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
335-345$
395-405$
395-405$
400-415$
Bitumen Price in October 2022
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 New Steel Drum
385-395$
405-415$
430-440$
430-440$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
395-405$
415-425$
440-450$
430-440$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
395-405$
415-425$
440-450$
430-440$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
325-335$
335-345$
385-395$
345-355$
Bitumen Price in September 2022
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 New Steel Drum
430-440$
415-420$
395-405$
390-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
430-435$
420-430$
415-425$
400-410$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
430-435$
420-430$
415-425$
400-410$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
360-370$
360-370$
350-360$
340-350$
Bitumen Price in August 2022
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 New Steel Drum
370-380$
405-415$
395-405$
425-435$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
380-390$
415-425$
425-435$
435-445$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
380-390$
415-425$
425-435$
435-445$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
310-410$
325-335$
340-350$
355-365$
Bitumen Price in July 2022
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 New Steel Drum
445-450$
435-440$
415-425$
375-385$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
450-460$
440-445$
420-425$
390-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
450-460$
440-445$
440-445$
390-400$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
355-360$
345-355$
340-350$
315-325$
Bitumen Price in June 2022
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 New Steel Drum
470-480$
465-475$
450-460$
450-455$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
480-490$
475-480$
465-475$
450-455$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
480-490$
475-480$
465-475$
455-465$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
395-405$
385-395$
360-370$
355-365$
Bitumen Price in May 2022
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 New Steel Drum
500-510$
490-500$
500-510$
495-505$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
515-525$
500-510$
480-490$
470-480$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
515-525$
500-510$
480-490$
470-480$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
430-440$
420-430$
405-415$
400-410$
Bitumen Price in April 2022
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 New Steel Drum
500-510$
495-505$
485-495$
490-500$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
535-555$
530-550$
500-510$
505-515$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
535-555$
530-550$
500-510$
505-515$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
455-465$
450-460$
425-435$
430-440$
Bitumen Price in March 2022
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 New Steel Drum
490-500$
480-490$
485-495$
490-500$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
515-525$
525-535$
525-535$
545-555$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
515-525$
525-535$
525-535$
545-555$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
445-455$
445-455$
435-445$
440-450$
Bitumen Price in February 2022
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 New Steel Drum
355-365$
345-355$
350-360$
345-355$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
495-500$
515-525$
515-525$
505-515$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
495-500$
515-525$
515-525$
505-515$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
430-440$
435-445$
435-445$
435-445$
Bitumen Price in January 2022
Bitumen Price
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
Bitumen 60/70 New Steel Drum
390-400$
400-410$
410-425$
425-435$
Bitumen 60/70 Jey Embossed
390-400$
405-415$
430-440$
440-450$
Bitumen 60/70 Pasargad Embossed
390-400$
405-415$
430-440$
440-450$
Bitumen 60/70 Bulk Bitumen
315-325$
325-335$
350-370$
350-380$
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Get this week's confirmed FOB or CFR price for your grade, packing, and destination port.
It is a weekly record of bitumen export offer prices quoted free-on-board at Iskenderun port, Turkey, covering major penetration grades (60/70, 80/100), VG grades, oxidized bitumen, and bulk shipments. Iskenderun and Mersin became Raha Group's primary load ports after commercial loading at Bandar Abbas was interrupted from late February 2026, and all current CFR shipments sail from these Turkish ports.
How often is this price history updated?
Prices are logged weekly, in four-week blocks per calendar month, going back to January 2022. For the current week's live offer, see the Bitumen Price page.
Why does bitumen price vary by packing type and destination?
Packing (jumbo bag, new steel drum, bulk), grade (60/70, 80/100, VG10/30/40, oxidized), and destination freight all move the FOB and CFR price independently. Bulk cargo is the most volatile because it is the most exposed to vessel availability and short-term freight swings, while embossed brand grades (Jey, Pasargad) trade at the most stable premium.
Why did Iranian bitumen prices rise less than crude oil in 2026?
Because the constraint stopped being cost and became access. Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was severely disrupted from 28 February 2026, and Bandar Abbas loading was interrupted. When cargo cannot reliably leave, a higher feedstock replacement cost does not translate into a higher executable offer — there are few bids to lift the price. Sellers holding stock competed for the liftings that were available, which kept Iran-origin offers flat to softer in the first months even as Brent moved above $100/bbl. By 28 October 2026, with Brent at about $116/bbl, 60/70 drum was $460/MT FOB Bandar Abbas against $615/MT FOB Mersin for Turkey-origin cargo — Iranian offers had risen, but far less than crude or non-Iranian origins.
Why are some 2026 months missing from this archive?
Because no confirmed transaction was concluded in those weeks, or the source entry failed verification. The concluded-transaction tables publish a price only where a lifting was concluded and cross-checked; from 7 October 2026 a separate log also records the weekly indicative prices published on the live Bitumen Price page, and from 21 October 2026 a log of carrier freight quotes ex-Mersin / İskenderun (complete for October from 28 October 2026). The March 2026 entry that previously appeared here was withdrawn on 25 July 2026 as a source-feed error. We would rather show a gap than a number we cannot stand behind.
What were container freight rates from Mersin in October 2026?
Carrier quotes received by Raha Group in October 2026 for 40' HC containers ex-Mersin ranged from about $400–450 to Southeast Asia (Sihanoukville, Haiphong, Yangon/Thilawa), $650 to Manila, $800 to Alexandria, $850 to Santos and $1,000 to Buenos Aires, through $1,450 to Colombo, $1,600 to Surabaya, $1,850 to Algiers and $2,000 to Chittagong, to $3,400 to Mombasa, $3,650–4,750 to Dar es Salaam, $4,000 to Djibouti, $4,800 to Maputo, $6,000 to Port Sudan, $6,200 to Conakry and $7,100 to Willemstad. At about 24 MT of drummed bitumen per container that is roughly $17–296 per metric ton. The full log of 51 quotes, with carrier, transit, free time and whether each rate is in use, is in the freight quotes table on this page.
What mainly drives week-to-week bitumen price changes?
The weekly Vacuum Bottom (VB) base price set on the Mercantile Exchange, global crude oil moves, USD exchange rate shifts, and seasonal construction demand (peaking in Q2–Q3 in most import markets).
About this data — compiled by Mehmet Orhan
Compiled and verified weekly by Mehmet Orhan on the Raha Oil export documentation desk (Raha Group), Burlington Tower, Business Bay, Dubai, from FOB Iskenderun offer sheets and Mercantile Exchange Vacuum Bottom base-price announcements. Historical entries are preserved as originally logged; known transcription errors are flagged inline rather than silently altered.
