Mineral Wool Insulation: A Sustainable Value Proposition

for the Building Industry

Mohammad Aldabbas

Business Development Manager

Specialized Thermal And Acoustical Insulation Company

Agenda

Introduction Alghanim -KIMMCO

Mineral wool vs Other insulants Insulating material. Performance comparison: thermal, acoustic, fire, LCA

Building Codes & Sustainability

KIMMCO product range

AI: Alghanim Industries

AIIG: Alghanim Industries Insulation Group

Kuwait Insulation Material Manufacturing Company 1 plant, 35,000 MT Glasswool capacity

Rockwool India Limited 2 plants, 50,000 MT Rockwool capacity

JV with Saint -Gobain, in Turkey 5 plants, GW, RW, EPS, XPS, nitril rubber, PUR panels

All plants are ISO 9001 & 14001, certified

Regional Presence of KIMMCO - RIL

A

Primary markets =

GCC and India

Secondary markets = North Africa, Levant, South East Asia

Leading Technology - TEL process for Glasswool

Sand and cullet

Melting 1,450 C

Fibre forming and binder

injection

recycled waste

Forming section White glasswool

Curing oven

Binder becomes yellow

Edge trim cutting

Cross cutting

Confidential

Leading Technology - REX process for Rockwool

Slag and basalt

1,600 C Melting

Fibre forming and

Binder injection

Forming section

Grey stone wool

Curing oven

Binder becomes grey / brown

Edge trim cuttin

Cross cuttin

Recycled

waste

Confidential

AIIG

Product Range

GlassWool

Sandwich Panel

RockWool

Nitril Rubber

EPS / XPS Foam

Insulation Application - Segmentation

Glasswool + Rockwool

Mostly Glasswool

Mostly Rockwool

Agenda

Introduction Alghanim -KIMMCO

Mineral wool vs Other insulants Insulating material. Performance comparison: thermal, acoustic, fire, LCA

Building Codes & Sustainability

KIMMCO product range

Insulating Products Classification

Mineral based Glasswool

Stonewool

Foam glass

Aerogel

fibre

foam

powder

Organic based PUR (polyurethane)

PIR (polyisocyanurate)

EPS (expanded polystyrene)

XPS (extruded polystyrene)

PHE (phenolic)

NR (nitril rubber)

PE (polyethylene)

PET (polyester)

1. Thermal insulation

Three ways of thermal transmittance

Conduction

Conduction

Convection

Convection

Radiation

Radiation

Total lambda (k - value) calculation

= _cond (solids + gas)

30 25 20 15 11 11

+ _rad + _conv

26

16 13

10 5

0

8 9

synthetic foams

mineral fiber

ODP & GWP values of Blowing Agents

ODP

GWP (100)

CFC: Chloro-Fluoro-Carbons Freon 11, Freon 12

HCFC: Hydro-Chloro-Fluoro-Carbons 141b (PUR)

HFC: Hydro-Fluoro-Carbons 245, 365, 134 etc (XPS)

HC: Hydro-Carbons methane, ethane, propane etc.

n,i,c- pentane for (PUR/PIR/EPS)

CO2 / H2O: clean?

Air : Mineral wool

1 (def)

0,1

0

0 0

0

0

4000 / 8500

630

950 / 890 / 1300

20

Lambda performance of Glasswool

50

45

Lambda values allways have to be compared at the same temperature

In Europe values are measured and declared at 10 C

In the US at 24 C , in Japan at 25 C ...

T : 10 C T : 24 C

40

35

32 30

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

DENSITY (kg/m 3)

Lambda Ageing of PU boards!

Comparative K - values (@ 25 C) of most common insulants

160

140

120

100 80 60 40 20 0

maximum

minimum

Lambda, R - value, U - value

Material constant: insulating capacity

Lambda: W/m. K The lower the better

Application parameter R

Thermal resistivity, R = d/ (m2. K/W) d = thickness of insulating product

U The

rmal transmittance U = 1/R (W/m 2. K)

U- value calculation for building facade

U0 = ((U w x A w) + (U f x A f) + (U d x A d )) / A t

U = component U value A = surface, m 2 w = wall f = fenestration d = doors t = total

1 Uw =

n R i

1

2. Acoustics

Too much noise outside the building entering the space

Too much noise from adjacent spaces

Too much noise generated within a specific space

Sound level vs. Sound frequency

Different acoustic attenuation mechanisms

1 sound absorption

2 sound transmission - spring-

3 sound impact

a) Sound absorption - air flow resistivity

A i r f l o w

P1 (Pa)

V (m/s)

P2 (Pa) r (kPa.s/m )

Mineral wool, in contrast to foams, is a porous medium, capable of attenuating air pressure (sound). Influencing parameters are: fibre fineness, fibre orientation

and density. The best result is obtained with an air flow resistivity r between 5 and 10 kPa.s/m 2.

Ceiling tiles: example of pure sound absorption effect

1

2 Room 1:

69 dB Room 2:

31 dB

NRC

0.75 - 1.0

3

4 Room 3:

64 dB Room 2:

20 dB

-spring- - effect

Maximise reflection of sound waves

Maximise dissipation of sound waves

Minimise transmitted sound waves