Rockwool plant begins production

Rockwool North America has begun commercial production of stone wool insulation products at its newest U.S. manufacturing facility, located in Jefferson County, West Virginia. The state-of-the-art factory produces Rockwool’s residential, commercial and industrial stone wool insulation and marks North America's first post-pandemic increase in stone wool insulation manufacturing capacity.

The 460,000 square foot facility utilizes industry-leading melting and emissions abatement technologies, including Rockwool’s fuel-flexible melting technology that makes it possible for the factory to start operations using natural gas instead of coal. Using natural gas as the fuel source reduces the facility's CO2 emissions by approximately 30%.

“In the United States as in Europe and Asia, there is a growing demand for Rockwool’s non-combustible, recyclable stone wool insulation,” said Rockwool Group CEO Jens Birgersson. “The West Virginia facility will help meet that demand in North America.”