"Fiber Flexibility: Adapting to Changing Markets in Glass Mat"

Matt Easterlin22 Dec, 2023Technology

The Glass Mat Market is estimated to grow at a healthy CAGR of 5.0% during the forecast period to reach US$ 1.7 billion in 2026. A glass mat also referred to as a glass veil, is a non-woven material, consisting of randomly sized fiberglass. These glass fibers are aligned in the vertical direction, allowing the electrolyte to permeate through the glass mat, thereby, permitting the escape of hydrogen gas. The fibers are disturbed uniformly and bonded together by some organic additives. There are various ways through which glass fiber is bonded out of which emulsion-bonded glass mats offer several benefits, such as easy air removal, rapid resin impregnation, good surface bonding, high strand integrity, better aesthetics to composite parts, and low resin consumption.