BB1.2-New Material/Product Development

Sousana Sousa & Tânia Vanessa Pinto

  • Description

Consulting service and material development, including testing, prototype production for insulation mineral foams including mineral waste or local low value materials

  • Standardisation

Panels are certified according to European Norms (EAD)
2025: suitable for pilot projects
2026: will carry ETA certification and CE marking

  • Innovation features

Use of mineral materials (incl. waste) to produce sustainable mineral foams (not wools). Foaming technology protected by multiple patents (granted and pending).

Pricing

Case by Case

Service delivery timeframe

Indicatively 12-15 months from pre-project to production start

  • Relevant Industry

Construction material production, insulation material production, ETICS system providers, flat roof system providers etc.

Providers

FENX

Supporting Services

TUHH: Aerogel as improved insulation material
BB2 - Characterization Services

  • Value proposition

FenX sells factories for sustainable mineral foam insulation panels and supports its customers in optimizing their production and sales by offering:
-Admixture packages
-Optimization and adaptation of the foam formulation
-Licenses for the use of the necessary patents
We enable participants of the construction industry to enter or expand their position in the market of building insulation materials by investing in an industrial scale production unit. With this investment our customers are in a position to offer a unique product to the market with the following characteristics:
-Made from local waste
-Best insulation / mechanics tradeoff in its category
-Maximum Fire Protection
-Low CO2 emissions during Production
-100% recyclable

  • Environmental and social impact

Increase energy efficiency of buildings through thermal insulation
Increase safety of buildings through non-flammable characteristics
Decrease grey energy and CO2 emissions of construction project through more sustainable construction materials
Increase share of recyclable components of buildings and construction

  • Geographical and/or infraestructure restrictions

Land and permits at customer’s site required for the factory construction

  • Service Support

Services incl. after-sales services
-Tailor formulation for customer’s needs (technical properties, local raw materials mix and waste available)
-Support customers in factory setup and startup. Workforce on site training
-Providing additives for mineral foam production
-Continuous support (after-sales) incl. troubleshooting, material testing, quality assessment, continuous development