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Owens Corning, glass reinforcements

Owens Corning to exit glass reinforcements business in $755 million deal

Construction equipment maker Owens Corning said on Friday it has agreed to sell its glass reinforcements business to India-based Praana Group in a deal valued at $755 million. The deal helps Owens Corning shift its focus on residential and commercial building products in North America and Europe.

JEC Composites · 1d

Owens Corning to sell glass reinforcements business to Praana Group

Owens Corning’s glass reinforcements business, part of the company’s Composites segment, manufactures, fabricates and sells glass fibre reinforcements for a wide variety of applications in wind energy,

Investing.com on MSN · 1d

Owens Corning divests glass business for $755 million

Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a global building and industrial materials leader with a market capitalization of $15.27 billion and a "GOOD" financial health rating according to InvestingPro, has announced the sale of its glass reinforcements business for an enterprise value of $755 million.

CompositesWorld2d

DecomBlades project lays groundwork for wind blade recycling commercialization efforts

The three-year project announced breakthrough progress in finding cost-effective recycling paths for decommissioned blades.

PC Magazine5y

optical fiber

A thin strand of glass designed for light transmission. A single hair-thin optical fiber is capable of transmitting trillions of bits per second. In addition to their huge transmission capacity ...

For Construction Pros4y

The Steps and Materials Needed for Your Next GFRC Project

Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) has a long history of use in building facades, and was originally developed for its superior performance in seismic zones. The decorative concrete industry ...

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Recycling research finds new process to transform glass fiber-reinforced plastic into silicon carbide

More information: Yi Cheng et al, Flash upcycling of waste glass fibre-reinforced plastics to silicon carbide, Nature Sustainability (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41893-024-01287-w Provided by Rice ...

The Business Journals25d

St. Louis-based rail tie manufacturer wins investment from big Japanese firm

expand Evertrak LLC"s proprietary Evertrak 7000 is made with glass fiber reinforced polymer manufactured from recycled plastic, and is engineered for a 50-year lifespan, according to the company.

For Construction Pros1y

Tips & Strategies for Working with GFRP Composites in Construction

Concrete contractors are increasingly turning to GFRP (glass-fiber reinforced polymer) products as the building material of choice for concrete structures. GFRP products are 1/4 the weight of ...

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