3B - The Fiberglass Company

3B - The Fiberglass Company is a Belgian glass fibre manufacturer headquartered in Battice, Belgium. The company develops and supplies glass fibre products and technologies used to reinforce thermoplastic and thermoset polymers. Its products serve the automotive industry, the wind industry, and performance composites. 3B operates three manufacturing facilities located in Battice (Belgium), Birkeland (Norway), and Goa (India), as well as a dedicated R&D centre in Battice. The company employs approximately 1,000 people across Belgium, Norway, and India, serving customers worldwide. 3B is known for its 100 percent boron-free glass fibre manufacturing platforms using E-CR glass formulations, which deliver improved corrosion resistance, enhanced stiffness, higher temperature resistance, and longer service life. It also uses a unique eco-responsible and high-performance glass technology called HiPer-tex® at its Norwegian plant. The company's product range includes chopped strand, direct roving, continuous filament mat, wet chopped strand, choppable roving, chopped strand mat, and woven rovings. 3B is a dynamic and entrepreneurial company with a rich heritage in glass fibre development and production. It was formed in 2008 when Platinum Equity acquired two facilities (Birkeland and Battice) from Owens Corning-Vetrotex Reinforcements (OCV). In 2012, the Braj Binani Group acquired 3B, and in 2014, the Braj Binani Glass Fibre facility in Goa was integrated into 3B. The company continues to operate as a human-scale industrial company with strong know-how and innovation capacity.

3B - The Fiberglass Company has its roots in the European glass fibre operations of Owens Corning. In 1966, Owens Corning established its first European facility in Battice, Belgium. In 1971, the Birkeland facility in Norway was established. In 2007, Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain merged their reinforcement and composite business into a new company called Owens Corning-Vetrotex Reinforcements (OCV). In 2008, Platinum Equity acquired two facilities (Birkeland and Battice) from OCV to form 3B - the fibreglass company. In 2012, the Braj Binani Group acquired 3B. In 2014, the Braj Binani Glass Fibre facility in Goa was integrated into 3B. In 2022, 3B was acquired by ... (the evidence is truncated). The company operates three state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Battice (Belgium), Birkeland (Norway), and Goa (India), as well as a dedicated R&D Centre in Battice. It employs about 1,000 people in Belgium, Norway, and India, serving customers worldwide. 3B is known for its 100 percent boron-free glass fibre manufacturing platforms with E-CR glass formulations, and for its HiPer-tex® high-performance glass technology used in its Norwegian plant.

• 2022

  3B is acquired by ... (evidence truncated).

• 2014

  The Braj Binani Glass Fibre facility in Goa is integrated into 3B.

• 2012

  Braj Binani Group acquires 3B.

• 2008

  Platinum Equity acquires two facilities (Birkeland and Battice) from OCV to form 3B - the fibreglass company.

• 2007

  Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain merge their reinforcement and composite business into Owens Corning-Vetrotex Reinforcements (OCV).

• 1971

  Establishment of the Birkeland facility in Norway.

• 1966

  Owens Corning establishes its first European facility in Battice, Belgium.

Leading developer and supplier of glass fibre solutions for reinforcement of thermoplastic and thermoset polymers, with eco-responsible and high-performance technologies.

• 3B E-Glass

  Eco-responsible solution combining outstanding performances with high energy efficiency and environmentally friendly production; corrosion resistant.

• HiPer-tex®

  High performance fibre delivering a step change in performance for users of glass-reinforced composite materials.

• Chopped strand

  Used in thermoplastics and thermosets for compounding, injection moulding, and moulding compounds.

• Direct roving

  Continuous roving for reinforcement.

• Continuous filament mat

  Mat for composite reinforcement.

• Wet chopped strand

  Chopped strand for wet processes.

• Choppable roving

  Roving designed for chopping.

• Chopped strand mat

  Mat made from chopped strands.

• Woven rovings

  Woven fabric from rovings.

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