Kalzip - using insulation with ECOSE™ Technology

What is ECOSE™ Technology?
ECOSE™ Technology is a revolutionary, new, bio-based, formaldehyde-free binder technology, based on rapidly renewable materials instead of petro-based chemicals. It reduces embodied energy and delivers superior environmental sustainability.

How does ECOSE™ Technology work?
By converting bio-based materials into an inert polymer through a proprietary process, ECOSE™ Technology is used to create an exceptionally strong binder that bonds particles or, for example, mineral wool insulation strands together.

This revolutionary scientific discovery eliminates the formaldehyde and phenols found in traditional binders used in various industrial processes.

What is the health risk of formaldehyde in existing products?
There is an increased focus on building products which contain formaldehyde or include it in their manufacture. A large number of tests conducted by independent expert laboratories in many countries have shown that mineral wool products are an insignificant source of formaldehyde within buildings and therefore not a risk to the health of occupiers or installers.

However, the use of ECOSE™ Technology will remove formaldehyde from the supply chain and increase the confidence with which mineral wools can be used.

Why did we choose to start using mineral wool insulation with ECOSE™ Technology in our products? Is it really more sustainable than the comparable standard available products?
All Kalzip insulation mineral wool products are inherently sustainable — they have high recycled and renewable content and save hundreds of times more energy in use than required to manufacture them.

However, mineral wool made with ECOSE™ Technology are even more sustainable as they have the added benefit of using a resin, which is up to 70% less energy intensive than traditional binders.

With ECOSE™ Technology, rapidly-renewable bio-based materials replace the traditional chemicals to create more advanced and sustainable products.

How is Kalzip’s mineral wool with ECOSE™ Technology distinguished from the traditional mineral wool visibly?
The products distinguish themselves by colour. With the new technology the mineral wool results in a distinctive natural brown colour, which was not chosen, it occurred naturally!

How does the mineral wool with ECOSE™ Technology perform compared to traditional mineral wool?
Where assessed to insulation standards, like EN 13162 and ASTM C665, Kalzip glass and rock mineral wool products with ECOSE™ Technology have the same industry-leading performance as the traditional products, with the additional benefit of being more environmentally friendly, sustainable and easier to handle.

What testing have mineral wool products with ECOSE™ Technology gone through?
The products have undergone a comprehensive and rigorous evaluation to determine their environmental effects and acceptability in use. This evaluation indicates that the ECOSE™ Technology improves on the already excellent performance of conventional mineral wool products.

As with all Kalzip insulation products, the new materials comply with the (regional) applicable standards, for example health and safety standards, quality certification for mineral wool products and CE-marking for Europe, as well as ‘Underwriters Laboratories’ criteria (UL) and GREENGUARD™ in North America.

What is the warranty of the mineral wool products with ECOSE™ Technology?
Nothing has changed in the range of warranties offered.