Masonry Magazine January 1975 Page. 52
Fiber Glass Research
(Continued from page 43)
material is non-toxic and, more important, fireproof."
Fiber glass reinforced inorganics are also gaining acceptance as a fire-resistant spray for structural steel and as a replacement for asbestos fiber in other products.
"We also have developed thin glass-reinforced specialty cement composites with certain properties approaching those of reinforced plastics. The end-product costs are less than half those of the glass resin composites they would replace," Brownell said. "The use of such composites in thin, high-strength, low-cost fireproof panels for the construction market and the potential of glass-reinforced cement in thin, precast non-structural products open wide new markets for fiber glass."
Banking on what it termed a "healthy growth pattern" for the fiber glass industry, PPG Industries recently completed the seventh expansion of its Shelby (N.C.) plant in 15 years. Situated on 140 acres, the facility has 25 melting furnaces and an annual production capacity of 150 million pounds.
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masonry • January, 1975