Armacell, a global leader in flexible foam for the equipment insulation market and a leading provider of engineered foams, has launched a new cutting-edge aerogel technology. In order to support its customers, the company has accelerated the launch of this new product platform, which will significantly expand its aerogel-based ArmaGel portfolio.
The proprietary aerogel blanket technology and ArmaGel XG production line will complement Armacell’s revolutionary aerogel-based product range. The product will be fully compliant to ASTM C1728 – and enhance the existing ArmaGel offering, with benefits such as best-in-class thermal performance. Built on Armacell’s breakthrough innovative technology developed in house, the first product to be known as ArmaGel XGH, will be available from this month. The company will disclose detailed product features at the launch date.
ArmaGel XGH will initially be manufactured in China as significant capacity is available. Parallel to that, the company is investing in additional ArmaGel XG capacity in Pune (India). By mid-2025, this brand-new manufacturing facility will reinforce the company’s aerogel capacity by adding 1 million square metres per annum.
Commenting on the developments, Laurent Musy, Armacell’s President and CEO, said, “This strategic investment illustrates Armacell’s strong commitment to innovate and provide best-in-class energy efficiency solutions to the Industrial and Energy segments. Looking ahead, Armacell also expects this new technology to offer optimised aerogel solutions to mitigate thermal runaway in battery cells for applications such as electric vehicles.”
