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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Back in May of this year I wrote about a new rigid mineral wool insulation product from Roxul and how it can be used in place of foam-plastic ...
Mineral Wool fits into the building practices of 99.9% of Americas' builders with no need for new process, extensive re-training, or changes to new sub-contractors, new suppliers, and new business ...
We hear so much about sustainability in the news that it’s becoming important to many homeowners and contractors to use more and more environmentally friendly building products and become sustainable ...
Sustainability Profile: Comprised of byproducts from steel manufacturing, mineral wool insulation generally contains 70% or more recycled content. Its primary ingredients are limestone and iron ore, ...
Government initiatives promoting energy-efficient insulation solutions are driving the demand for insulation mineral wool, says Fact.MR in its new market report.Rockville, April 10, 2023 (GLOBE ...
Readers of this column may be aware that I’ve been critical of some of our foam-plastic insulation materials. I’ve come down hardest on extruded polystyrene (XPS), which is made with both a blowing ...
Batt insulation consists of a blanket constructed from fiberglass, cellulose, mineral wool, natural fibers or plastic. These materials can be easily mounted on unfinished walls, ceilings and ...
According to the new Insulation Market in Europe, mineral wool was the largest insulation material market in value terms in 2023. While used primarily in building applications due to its flame ...
Johns Manville will release water-repellent, mandrel-wound, mineral wool industrial pipe insulation, MinWool-1200® Pipe, in February of 2019. Contacts Johns Manville Jeff Semkowski, 303-978-5361 ...
U.S. roofing and insulation company Owens Corning on Monday announced an agreement to buy European mineral wool insulation firm Paroc Group in a $1.04 billion deal. Paroc's 2017 sales are ...