The building insulation market - Italy

Insulators are a diverse group of materials that vary in insulation quality. Insulating materials used in construction form a large and diverse family of products. These products can be classified into 6 main groups

Mineral wool insulation Glass wool, rock wool and cellular glass; Void Ins ulator This is a new generation of insulation with good thermal performance and low thickness. This saves valuable inches. They are dedicated to insulation from the inside; Plant wool insulation Cork, plant fiber, wood fiber, hemp, wood wool, cotton wool, linen wool or cellulose wadding Animal wool insulation Duck feathers or sheep wool; Thin insulation : PMR, etc. Consisting of one or more layers of aluminum foil or aluminized plastic films, thin reflective products include intermediate layers of different types: flexible foam, animal, vegetable or synthetic felt, bubble polyethylene, etc.; the number and nature of overlapping layers vary according to their stated thermal performance; Polystyrene (EPS, XPS and PUR) Organic insulation : this is expanded polystyrene, extruded polystyrene, etc. [ Energy Plus and Calculus ]