This study aims to ascertain the performance of the Indonesian rubber exports to Central European countries and forecast its future. Central Europe is one of the potential markets for Indonesian rubber. This situation is unprofitable for Indonesia, and it must develop new target markets. The price and consumption of rubber experienced a decline due to the global economic crisis, the US-China trade war, and coronavirus. It was concluded that some of the bitumens were not meet the performance requirements in the range of low temperatures by Superior Performing Asphalt Pavements Superpave specification and the low-temperature properties of those bitumens should be improved. The results of functional Performance Grade tests and European standard test of bituminous binders were analysed. Based on the Superior Performing Asphalt Pavements Performance Grade procedure for low temperatures, climatic zones in Poland were developed and compared to analogous zones for other countries from the Central and Eastern Europe region as Estonia and Belarus. The results of the research program conducted on the road neat bitumens, Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene polymer and polymer-rubber modified bitumen, and multigrade bitumen types were presented and discussed.

The paper presents the proposition of special assessment of low temperature requirements for bitumens in the region of Central and Eastern Europe where there is a moderate transitional area from sea to the continental type of climate.

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