The Wilson badminton racket made from basalt fiber is recognized by advanced players. Wilson, a leading big tennis racket manufacturer, also supplies high-tech badminton rackets to the market.

The European Union has started a research project aimed at the development of durable, low-cost composite materials for large load carrying constructions like bridges, offshore structures, and wind-turbine blades.

New material simulation software platform being developed by Solvay and MultiMechanics could reduce the time and cost of developing and certifying new composite materials by 40%.

The wetmolding system was used to produce a basalt-fiber test sheet for the Competence Forum. According to the developers of a fully automated system KraussMaffei Reaction Process Machinery, the cycle time can be halved and process reliability increased compared with manual solutions.

According to Rosstat (Federal State Statistics Service), the volume of stone wool products, produced by Russia’s companies in the first quarter of 2018, amounted to 7.6 million cubic meters. This is 16.5% higher compared to the same period last year - 6.5 million cubic meters.

According to ACMA, successfully launched rockets, specifically Falcon Heavy, are built with the use of composite materials, offering new opportunities for numerous space startups.

RCAM Technologies is developing a basalt fiber reinforced concrete 3D printing technology for wind turbine towers.

On the June 1st a basalt fiber SUP surfboard was successfully tested in waters of the Moscow River in the Small Strogino Gulf.

Multinational Saint-Gobain Group, which part is Isover, a leading manufacturer of mineral wool insulation products, has made the Top-100 global innovators list for the seventh consecutive year. Clarivate Analytics, which determined the ranking, included both manufacturing companies and scientific institutions in the list.

Hemant Bheda said in the comment to Basalt Today: Our technology is agnostic to type of fibers. It is possible for us to use Glass, Kevlar, Basalt etc. fibers in conjunction with Thermoplastic matrix. Our technology also allows multi-material construction. For example, we can make part made with Carbon Fibers and Basalt fibers.