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Category English Term Synonyms Short definition (EN) DE
Raw materials Basalt fibre Basalt filament A mineral fibre produced from molten basalt and used for thermal and technical performance. Basaltfaser
Translations
DE Basaltfaser
FR Fibre de basalte
ES Fibra de basalto
IT Fibra di basalto
CN 玄武岩纤维
VN Sợi bazan
Not to be confused with Not the same as glass fibre.