In 2019 we established contact with Finnish mineral wool manufacturer Paroc (owned by Owens Corning, the largest US manufacturer of insulation and other materials). In talks with Paroc representatives, an agreement was made regarding scientific areas for research cooperation. Paroc expressed interest for knowledge transfer from our side to their side through seminars, and also for gaining new knowledge through joint research (basic and applied) in the field of mineral wool fiberization. In April and May 2020 we performed the first step of knowledge transfer to Paroc through web seminars. In these seminars, our existing knowledge was presented to Paroc and we have reached an agreement on key areas of future joint research. As soon as possible, a visit to Paroc’s location in Finland (Parainen) will be scheduled. During the visit, we intend to perform the production line inspection and measurements in order to assess the current state of the art.
F.18 Transfer of new know-how to direct users (seminars, fora, conferences)
Global Insulation is one of the most important international conferences on insulation materials. At this conference I (the project leader) gave a presentation titled »Recent advances in mineral wool fiberization research«, in which a review of our research methods and results in laboratory and industrial environment mineral wool research is provided. Many representatives from academia and industry were present at the conference, and we were able to contact several potential partners for cooperation. As a direct result of networking on this conference, a cooperation contract was signed with a Finnish mineral wool manufacturer Paroc in late 2019.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
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