Formaldehyde-Free Thermafiber® Mineral Wool Insulation

Thermafiber® SAFB™ FF and UltraBatt™ FF are available now both for specification and for order through our distribution partners. The Formaldehyde-Free Perimeter Fire Containment products (Thermafiber® FireSpan® 90 FF, FireSpan® 40 FF, and Safing FF) is available for specifications now and in-market later this year.

• Since the acquisition of Thermafiber, Inc., Owens Corning has continued to invest in production capabilities and product innovation to be a leader in the mineral wool insulation industry.
• We’ve recognized an opportunity to answer market demand with formaldehyde-free mineral wool solutions and create product innovations that contribute to credits in green building programs.
• According to the DODGE Data & Analytics World Green Building Trends 2016¹, the global green building sector continues to double every three years, with survey respondents from 70 countries reporting 60 percent of their projects will be green by 2018.
  ¹Jones, S. A. (Ed.). (2016). World Green Building Trends 2016 SmartMarket Report. Dodge Data & Analytics, 1-68. Retrieved April 1, 2017, from https://analytics-store.construction.com.
• State-of-the-art manufacturing equipment enables increased capacity.

Yes, we are using industry leading bio-based formaldehyde-free binder technology to make formaldehyde-free mineral wool available for customers.

After removing the final red-listed item in our material composition, Thermafiber® SAFB™ FF UltraBatt™ FF, FireSpan® 90 FF, FireSpan® 40 FF, and Safing FF are now UL® Environment validated Formaldehyde-Free and GREENGUARD Gold certified.

To help architects and builders meet building standards, Thermafiber® SAFB™ FF, UltraBatt™ FF, FireSpan® 90 FF, FireSpan® 40 FF, and Safing FF are also listed in the Declare database as Living Building Challenge Compliant.

• No, our material is still a high-quality product that is now available formaldehyde-free.
  • High temperature resistance
  • High fire performance that you’ve come to expect
  • Exceptional sound absorption
  • We continue to lead the industry with a minimum of 70% recycled content as verified by ICC-ES.
• You will notice that the new formaldehyde-free product has a darker brown coloring.

• Just like the light-density Thermafiber® products you’re used to, the formaldehyde-free products will provide the same performance and can be used in the same applications accordingly.
• It can also be used in applications that specifically exclude red-listed* items such as formaldehyde or in Living Building Challenge projects requiring products with Declare labels.
  • *Reference Cradle to Cradle Innovation Institution banned list and Living Building Challenge red list.
• The new formaldehyde-free Thermafiber® light density products are especially appropriate for applications with stringent requirements around indoor air quality including institutions and health care facilities.

• Yes, formaldehyde-free products will be available on a special order basis initially. We will continue to offer our standard light-density batts until we convert the entire product line.
• Formaldehyde-free products will have their own unique SKUs.

You will notice a new packaging design for the Formaldehyde-Free products, but there are no changes in the number of pieces per package.

Please contact your local Owens Corning Area Sales Manager for more details.