Article: Formaldehyde--free at last: who will lead, follow, or get out of the way for the manufacturing process of formaldehyde-free insulation?

If it ain't broke don't fix it goes the old saying. Not so if it happens to be insulation industry giant Johns Manville. Why then has JM converted its entire line of residential and commercial building insulation from the industry standard phenol-formaldehyde binder for fiberglass insulation to a formaldehyde-free acrylic binder? Answer: because they have been listening to the concerns of their customer base in the building industry, The company has also been listening to environmental groups and state regulatory agencies. Both warn the public of the dangers of elevated formaldehyde levels to human health and indoor air quality, All this despite the fact that ...

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