Fires cost thousands of lives every year. And billions of Euro. For businesses, a major fire can lead to bankruptcy. If a historic building, unique data or family photos go up in smoke, even money cannot replace the loss. Neither can a fire insurance replace lost customers. Fires always mean pollution. Smoke, debris and the water used to quench the fire is full of toxins, eg dioxins.

A wrong choice of insulation material may have fatal consequences in case of fire. Combustible insulation can cause the fire to spread rapidly. Instead of a small fire in a building, the fire brigade may suddenly have to deal with a whole building on fire. The Düsseldorf Airport fire in Germany in which 17 people were killed is just one example of the risk of combustible insulation materials.

Rockwool insulation means fire protection. It is made of stone and therefore cannot burn. Rockwool stone wool resists temperatures higher than 1,000°C. It can act as a fire barrier which checks the spread of the fire and provides valuable extra minutes to save people, property and reduce the environmental damage.