Pine Tar mainly been used in the softening solvent in rubber industry, construction material and special paints

Pine Tar obtained as a byproduct through destructive distillation of pine wood in the manufacture of charcoal. Thinned with turpentine to a standard viscosity. Since it contains much of the ingredients which protect the living tree. However, stumps are hard to find and expensive, so ordinary pine wood is mostly used nowadays. Pine Tar mainly been used in the softening solvent in rubber industry, construction material and special paints. We recommends pine tar as surface treatment of wooden church roofs and other cultural buildings made of wood. There are examples of stave churches that have been preserved with pine tar for nearly a thousand years with very few intervals of maintenance

 

TEMRS	Unit	DATA
Viscosity	(100ml 85oC) °E	300-400.
Volatile	%	5.5 Max
Mechanical impurity	%	0.03
Acidity	%	0.03
Moisture	%	0.5  Max.
Ash	%	0.5 Max.
Specific gravity	%	1.01-1.06

Pine tar Oil