Basalt Fibre Environmental Advantages and LCA
topic
Basalt fibre cradle-to-gate LCA shows global warming potential of 1.7 to 2.3 kilograms CO2 equivalent per kilogram with primary energy demand of 15 to 20 megajoules per kilogram, benefiting from a simplified single-material melting process without chemical additive preparation; abundant globally distributed basalt rock raw material eliminates mineral extraction environmental impacts and transportation distances associated with specialty glass former minerals.
Role
Quantifies the environmental performance advantages of basalt fibre over E-glass reinforcement on a per-kilogram basis, supporting sustainability-driven composite material selection arguments in construction and infrastructure applications where product environmental declarations and procurement specifications increasingly require quantified environmental performance data for reinforcement fibre material choices.