Basanite secures basalt fiber rebar, production method patent

Basanite Industries has announced United States Patent and Trademark Office protection for BasaFlex basalt fiber composite rebar and its manufacturing method. It landed U.S. Patent No. 12,024,885 B2 nearly three years after filing an application to establish and cover the intellectual property attending the concrete reinforcement product. BasaFlex is manufactured with fibers derived from thermally treated basalt rock extrusions, epoxy…

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Basanite patents basalt fiber rebar, attendant production method

Sources: Basanite Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla.; CP staff Basanite Industries has secured United States Patent and Trademark Office protection for BasaFlex basalt fiber composite rebar and its manufacturing method. It landed U.S. Patent No. 12,024,885 B2 nearly three years after filing an application to establish and cover the intellectual property attending the concrete reinforcement product. BasaFlex is manufactured with fibers…

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ACI Committee 440 code breaks ground for GFRP structural concrete

American Concrete Institute Committee 440 Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Reinforcement has published the first comprehensive building code covering the use of nonmetallic, glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars in structural concrete conditions. Developed by an ANSI-approved consensus process, ACI Code-440.11-22 addresses cast-in-place or precast structural systems or members, plus composite construction.  GFRP reinforcement has been in use for decades as an alternative to steel…

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Basalt rebar aces mechanical, physical property tests at Sherbrooke labs

Basanite Industries reports successful completion of testing to prove the concrete reinforcing potential of BasaFlex, a family of basalt fiber reinforced plastic bar products offering practitioners a lightweight, corrosion resistant alternative to conventional steel reinforcement.  Tests per ASTM D7957, Standard Specification for Solid Round Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars for Concrete Reinforcement, plus CSA S807 and FDOT 932-3, were performed…

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