6. Decarbonization and recyclability
In line with increased awareness among businesses and consumers of the environmental consequences of their choices, the European fiberglass industry is gradually implementing measures to reduce its environmental footprint. This involves several aspects: producing "cleanly," eventually eliminating all manufacturing waste from landfills, limiting the use of natural resources, and becoming climate neutral by 2050.
6.1 Decarbonization of the fiberglass industry
One of the challenges facing the glass industry is to implement an economically viable technological transformation that will enable manufacturing plants to decarbonize in order to meet regulatory requirements aimed at limiting global warming. CO 2 emissions...
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Bibliography
- (1) - BERTHEREAU (A.) - High Performance Glass Fibers, previous & future trends - [Communication orale]. ACMA Composites 2012 Conference, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV (02/2012). http://www.acmashow.org
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Standards and norms
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Textile glass – - ISO 1886 - (1995)
- Textile glass – - ISO 1887 - (1995)
- Textile glass – Discontinuous fibers and filaments – - ISO 1888 - (2022)
- Reinforcement wire – - ISO 1889 - (2009)
- Reinforcement wire – - ISO 1890 - (2009)
- Textile glass – Son...
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Suppliers
These companies hold more than 85% of the global market.
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Johns Manville
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Economic data
Reinforcing fiberglass market in 2024 (Owens Corning, 2025)
7.3 million tons worldwide.
Demand has grown over recent decades, with a growth rate consistently higher than that of industrial production (historically by a factor of 1.5 to 1.6).
Annual growth of 3.6% expected over the period 2024-2030.
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