Johns Manville Introduces New Products at 2009 Techtextil Show in Frankfurt

With a new “heavyweight“ variation of its SpunFil® product, JM has extended its polyester spunbond range for filtration. The 260 g/m² filter media for industrial air filtration increases the stiffness, stability and filter efficiency significantly.

The filtration portfolio has also been enlarged with energy-efficient media for air pollution control and gas turbines.

With StabilStrand®, JM introduces to the market a brand new innovative nonwoven as a surface layer as well as underlayer for engineered wood materials. StabilStrand® represents a new product family composed of innovative glass fiber nonwovens and completely unique binder systems, e.g. b-stage melamine. Using heat and pressure during the manufacturing process, the binder systems cure it resulting in an engineered wood composite. StabilStrand® is applicable for all common wood fiber materials (such as particle boards, MDF, HDF, OSB or plywood).

StabilStrand® nonwovens reinforce the flexural strength significantly, and also increase the impact strength and the fire retardancy. StabilStrand® has already been qualified for different press processes that include conti, short cycle, and multi opening presses.

Typical applications for StabilStrand® products are in decorative areas like laminate flooring, furniture panels, building products and vehicle construction.

With the introduction of this innovations and the manifold nonwoven product portfolio, JM is even better prepared to fulfil the market needs of the future.

About Johns Manville
Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B), is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality products for building insulation, mechanical insulation, commercial roofing, and roof insulation, as well as fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial, and residential applications. JM serves markets that include aerospace, automotive and transportation, air handling, appliance, HVAC, pipe and equipment, filtration, waterproofing, building, flooring, interiors, and wind energy. In business since 1858, the Denver-based company has annual sales in excess of $2 billion and holds leadership positions in all of the key markets that it serves. JM employs approximately 7,000 people and operates 40 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and China. Additional information can be found at: www.jm.com.