The Spanish trade fair Construmat between 20-25 April 2009 will host some 100 Chinese companies in Barcelona. “One such firm is Beijing National Building Materials (BNBM), a state-owned group which aims to buy and develop insulation factories in Europe” More
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- Global production of fiberglass 2007 4.2 million tons, demand 4.5 million tons, prospects 2010 5.68 million tons
- China is the key driver (38.1 %) of global production in 2007
- Fiberglass is not recyclable (1) Crushing and granulation is one possibility but commercially non proven. (2) Tests have shown that it is technically possible to break down the molecule chains in uncured polyester by pyrolysis, and then reuse the resulting product as new polyester raw materials. However, pyrolysis is not currently financially viable.
