History Of Foam Glass Aggregate
(Early 1900s - 1990s)
1910-1930First Laboratory Trials
First Laboratory Trials
Early laboratory trials with foamed silicate materials.
1930-1940
First Patent of Foam Glass
I.I. Kitaygorodsky patents Foam Glass (Russia)
Owens-Illinois patents method for Foam Glass production.
1940-1950Production Of Foam Glass Panels begin
Production Of Foam Glass Panels begin
Owens Corning begins producing foam glass insulation.
Global expansion of foam glass block use.
1980-1990Research into Foam Glass Aggregate Begins
Research into Foam Glass Aggregate Begins
Commercialization of foam glass aggregate in Europe.