Fiberglass manufacturer supports global glass fiber supply
CAMX 2024: Taishan Fiberglass Inc., known globally as CTG International, is a high-capacity producer of various fiberglass composite materials, with a focus on ESG and low-carbon operations.
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Taishan Fiberglass Inc. (Shandong) is a Chinese fiberglass manufacturer, known as CTG International globally. Claiming to be the second largest in the world, the company highlights an annual capacity of 1.4 million metric tons of glass fiber, with full coverage of glass type and its downstream products.
Taishan Fiberglass was established in 1997 as an E-glass fiber developer. CTG International (North America), headquartered in Covina, California, was built in 2003. Today, the company has strong regional sales, logistic and technical support teams across the U.S., and warehouses located in California, Indiana, South Carolina and Texas.
The company offers a full range of fiberglass products for multiple applications, including:
- Thermosets: Direct roving, assembled roving, C.S.M, woven roving, knitted mats and multiaxial fabrics
- Thermoplastics: TPCS, LFTP, twin fiber, miller fiber and flat glass
- Yarns: Electronic yarn and fabrics, and industrial yarns and fabrics
- Tissue: Roofing, surface, facing and flooring tissue
- Cem-FIL AR glass, AR roving, AR glass and mesh
- Composite products, including PU pultrusion panels and composites pallets
- Green building materials: Needle mats, vacuum insulation panels and glass fiber fireproof and insulation panels.
Application opportunities vary across new energy; petrochemicals; infrastructure; marine and shipbuilding; sanitary devices; automotive; household electrical appliances; electronics and telecommunications; construction; and transportation.
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