Rockwool Group in general
World leader in stone wool technology
The Rockwool Group is the world’s leading producer of stone wool. The Group was founded in 1909. At present, the Group has a turnover DKK 9,1 and employs more than 8,500 highly skilled people. The Rockwool Group operates in 14 countries in Europe, Northern America and Asia and has a world-wide network of sales offices, distributors and partners ensuring that its stone wool products reach all parts of the globe. The Group's headquarters, its Research and Development Centre and its Environmental Department are based in Hedehusene, near Copenhagen.
More than 30 companies operate within the Group throughout the world. Their main business concerns are the following areas:
- Building insulation
- façade panels
- acoustic ceilings
- Marine and Offshore insulation
- engineered fibres- noise and vibration control
- technical insulation
- consultancy
- horticultural substrates
Owing to the 60-year long experience in production of stone wool, the Rockwool Group assured a leading position on the market and continually invests in technological research and development in order to improve its products and their properties.
The innovative Rockwool R&D Centre, better known as “among the world’s most energy efficient office building ” stands for the Group’s continuous concern for research activities focused not only to the development of environmentally friendly solutions, but also to create the perfect indoor climate. "Green" building which minimises the consumption of resources and at the same time ensures a good indoor climate as well as modern convenience.
“The cleanest energy is the energy we save.”
Energy efficiency has become the largest ‘energy source’. Bigger than oil. And much bigger than wind, solar and hydropower and bio fuels combined.
Unlike giving up your car and mobility, making buildings energy efficient will increase our standard of living and create more jobs.
Buildings hold the largest potential for energy savings, which are profitable to the building owner and beneficial to society.
The environmental return of the manufacture of a square metre of Rockwool will vary depending on its application, but will typically be around 100-300 to 1 for wall insulation systems and much higher for insulation of hot industrial pipes and processes, typically over 10,000 to 1. Energy saving is directly proportionate to the thickness of the insulation applied. One square metre of 150mm loft insulation is associated with a once only cost of around 65 Mega joules of energy, but saves annually approximately 300 Mega joules. A bungalow with a properly insulated loft area of 100 m² will, over 50 years, save over 1.5 million Mega joules.
In a similar way, one linear metre of 50 mm industrial Rockwool insulation on larger diameter pipe with an operating surface temperature of 350°C typically in service for half a year, will save around 57,000 Mega joules, against a one off energy cost of 67 Mega joules at installation.
Rockwool insulation is one of the rare industrial products that save more energy that it requires. An Environmental report for the Rockwool Group is available.
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