Joe Peng, President of Jushi USA/Gibson Fiberglass has announced that Jushi Group/Gibson Fiberglass has developed a high strength, high modules fiber reinforcement – ViPro – aimed at composite applica…
Joe Peng, President of Jushi USA/Gibson Fiberglass has announced that Jushi Group/Gibson Fiberglass has developed a high strength, high modules fiber reinforcement – ViPro – aimed at composite applications requiring better corrosion resistance and enhanced physical properties. ViPro is currently being produced in trial quantities by Jushi/Gibson. This innovation is the culmination of several years of development work by our science and technology group, Joe Peng, President of Jushi USA/Gibson Fiberglass said. ViPro will help to advance the use of fiberglass composites when competing with other materials such as wood, aluminium and steel, says Hack Wall, Gibson“s Vice President of Technical Support. Due to improved strength characteristics and better chemical resistance than traditional E-Glass, ViPro will enable the manufacture of lighter, stronger, laminates with better corrosion performance properties. ViPro is currently being tested by a select group of customers. We expect to fully commercialize ViPro by the first quarter of 2011, said Ron Adams, Vice President of Technical Sales for Gibson. We will be working closely with customers to make sure there is a smooth transition to the new ViPro products as they become available. Gibson Enterprises, Inc. headquartered in Irwindale, California, is a leading supplier of fiberglass reinforcements and fabrics to the reinforced plastics industry. Jushi Fiberglass, headquartered in the Tongxiang Economic Development Zone, Zhejiang, China, is one of the world“s largest producers of fiberglass reinforcements.