Feb 12 2010
Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, today announced that its glass fiber veils for carpet, ceilings and flooring are the first in the glass non-woven industry to be GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified®. The products were also certified for the more stringent GREENGUARD Children & Schools(SM) product emissions standard.
The qualifications for Owens Corning non-woven glass fiber veil used in carpeting, cushion vinyl flooring and ceilings showcase the company's continued commitment to sustainable industry leadership and stand alongside GREENGUARD Certifications of a wide variety of Owens Corning products including fiberglass insulation, extruded polystyrene foam insulation and manufactured stone veneer.
"As part of our overall sustainability strategy, we are taking the lead on indoor air quality assurance because this aspect of product stewardship is very important to our customers, their customers and our company," said Owens Corning Chief Sustainability Officer Frank O'Brien Bernini. "It is important to have the environmental performance of our products certified by a third-party program based on trusted emission standards that are recognized by the leading green building standards around the world."
"This certification is more important than ever, given the rapid growth of the glass fiber non-wovens in the U.S. and around the world in interior applications such as flooring, wall coverings and ceilings," said Steven Vermeulen, vice president and managing director of OCV™ Non-Woven Technologies. "This third-party certification gives our customers the assurance that our glass fiber non-wovens can be used to make sustainable products."
Glass fiber-based veils and specialty non-wovens are used in multiple applications in industrial applications including batteries, wind turbine blades and pavement reinforcement. In building materials, one of the first market applications was in the cushion vinyl flooring market in Europe as companies there replaced traditional cellulose felt with glass fiber non-wovens to improve dimensional stability. Glass fiber non-wovens are also used in commercial ceiling panels that provide enhanced aesthetics as well as improved acoustic performance. For mold and mildew resistance, glass-based non-wovens are used in gypsum products.
Source: http://www.owenscorning.com/