Insulation industry news from Global Insulation

UAE: Kingspan Insulation has started producing its Thermaroof TR22 brand insulation product at its plant in Dubai, according to the Emirates News Agency. The product has a fibre-free polyisocyanurate (PIR) insulation core. It is used for flat roofing cover boards to overlay new and existing flat roofs waterproofed with single-ply and cold liquid applied waterproofing. The plant also produces other products in the flat roof insulation line.

US: Kingspan Insulation has expanded its GreenGuard extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation board range with additional thickness products and strengths. The range now includes 3 inches and 4 inches in select 25, 40 and 60 psi compressive strength boards, and a new four-sided routed drainage channel board. The new products are intended to extend the GreenGuard line into roofing, cold storage, and various below grade and vertical wall applications markets.

US: New board members have taken posts at the Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association (RIMA) International for 2018. Doug Kinninger of Fi-Foil Company becomes the new president, Sergio Luconi of Prodex has become the vice-president and Wes Hall of Reflectix remains as secretary and treasurer. Mike Boulding of Mitex International has also joined as a director.

Canada: Icynene has launched two new light density spray foam insulation products: Icynene Classic Ultra and Icynene Classic Ultra Select. A key feature for the new products is the elimination the requirement to paddle mix by hand prior to application with the introduction of an expanding blade mixer. The insulation producer also says that the new products offer significantly better cohesion than existing Icynene open-cell spray foam insulation products. The foams can also be sprayed at drum temperatures from 15℃ for Icynene Classic Ultra and from 20℃ for Icynene Classic Ultra Select

“The introduction of Icynene Classic Ultra and Icynene Classic Ultra Select demonstrates our commitment to delivering customer-valued innovation in the insulation category. Sprayers no longer need to paddle mix the resin material or wait for the liquid to warm up, so they can quickly start spraying these two high quality, high yielding products,” said Mark Sarvary, president of Icynene.

Hungary: Building materials producer Masterplast has been awarded a Euro0.8m grant from the government for its foam insulation plant at Kal. The grant will be used as part of a Euro1.6m upgrade at the site, according to the MTI-Eco news agency.