# KCC adds glass wool line at Gimcheon plant in South Korea

KCC completed construction of a 30,000-ton-per-year glass wool production line (Line 1) at its Gimcheon plant in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, as part of an inorganic fiber insulation integrated production base. Commercial production is set to begin in April 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-03-20
- Where: Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
- Starts operating: Apr 2017
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 30,000 tons per year
- Products: glass wool, inorganic fiber insulation, ceramic fiber, mineral wool
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [KCC](https://endata.com/companies/22942.md)

## Sources

- [asiatoday.co.kr](https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/kn/view.php?key=20170320010012203), 2017-03-19: "KCC는 연간 생산 3만톤 규모의 무기섬유 보온단열재인 그라스울 생산라인 1호기를 김천공장에 설치하고, 다음달부터 상업생산에 들어갈 예정이다."

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