Thermal insulation materials are used
to avoid transfer of heat energy from two differing temperature regions. These materials
provide high quality insulation to avoid heat absorption. Thermal insulation
materials are segmented on the basis of material type and temperature range of
the insulation material. Various building thermal insulation materials are stone
wool, fiberglass, plastic foam, and others. Thermal insulation materials are
categorized based on temperature ranging from -160° C to -50º C, -49º C to 0ºC,
1ºto 100ºC, and 101ºC to 650ºC. Thermal insulation materials are used in
various fields such as buildings, spacecraft, mechanical systems, clothing,
natural animal insulation, automotive, and others. The major factors affecting
the quality of thermal insulation materials are insulation thickness, specific
heat capacity, thermal bridging, surface emissivity, density, and thermal
conductivity. Thermal insulation materials are used across various industries
to reduce energy consumption by maintaining the required temperature in a particular
area. Thermal insulation materials are used in construction industry to
maintain temperature range of around 1ºC to 100ºC.
According to the study “Asia Building Thermal Insulation
Materials Industry Situation and Prospects Research report”, the
key factors driving the growth of thermal insulation materials market are increasing
investment in the construction industry, rising number of manufacturing units,
and growing urbanization. Asian countries have formulated strict regulations to
reduce energy consumption. Developing economies such as India have adopted the
Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) to help reduce the energy consumption by
using green building materials. Other Asian countries are making huge efforts
to achieve zero-energy standards in order to reduce the pollution generated in
the production of thermal energy. There are increasing environmental concerns
which are the key opportunities for the growth of the thermal insulation market
in Asia. The greatest market challenge is the high capital cost of thermal
insulation materials which is a hurdle in the growth of the thermal insulation
market. Residential buildings and commercial offices are the major consumers of
more than 30% of the energy which is utilized for the cooling and heating of
buildings. Asia accounts for a maximum share of the thermal insulation material
market with the introduction of LNG and other similar materials.
Asia building thermal insulation materials market
consists of numerous vendors such as BASF, Knauf Insulation, Owens Corning,
Paroc Group, ROCKWOOL International, Atlas Roofing, Beijing New Building
Material (Group), BYUCKSAN, Cellofoam North America, Dalian Yanmian, The Dow
Chemical Company, GAF, Huntsman International, Johns Manville, Kingspan Group,
NOVA Chemicals and Saint-Gobain. All the major vendors in the Asia building
thermal insulation materials market compete based on factors such as operation
cost, innovation, product quality, and price. Various building thermal
insulation materials available in Asia are silicate insulation materials,
ceramic thermal insulation material, powder polystyrene particles, foamed cement
and others. Applications of Asia building thermal insulation materials are in
construction of industrial buildings, civil residences and others.
The various other applications in building
thermal insulation market are wall insulation, roof insulation, and floor
insulation. Building thermal insulation materials reduce the amount of power
required to heat or cool a building by minimize the amount of heat that escapes
during the winter and limiting hot summer air penetrating into the house.
Building thermal insulation is a cost-effective measure in regions with wide
range of annual average temperatures. The plastic foam is one such building
thermal insulation material that accounts for a major share among all variants
of building thermal insulation materials. Plastic foam attributes qualities
such as higher thermal resistance (R-Value), versatility, strength, and life
span. There is an increasing demand for energy efficient buildings and maximum
loss of energy through walls in a building drives the demand for wall thermal insulation
materials. The internal and external wall
insulation provides thermal, fire, and sound protection for all types of
buildings.
Residential and commercial buildings are the largest
consumers of energy and carbon-dioxide polluters. Majority of the energy
consumption in buildings is used for heating, ventilation, and cooling. There
is a huge demand for green buildings
with low energy consumption, green
roofs and green walls which are
likely to increase the demand for building thermal insulation materials in the coming years. The boom in Asia’s
housing sector, awareness regarding energy efficient buildings and rising cost
of energy encourages the building thermal insulation materials market in Asia
in the next few years.
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