Recently, Arkema announced that it has teamed up with Sireg Geotech to develop the world's first easy-to-bend fiberglass composite reinforcement bar, providing an innovative alternative to traditional steel bars.

By using Arkema's Elium® resin, Sireg's Glassspree® TP bars achieve a new breakthrough in the construction field.

Sireg fiberglass-reinforced composite reinforcement using Elium® thermoplastic resin has twice the tensile strength of steel, is lightweight (75% lighter than steel), resists corrosion and chemicals, and is dimensional in the event of extreme thermal changes Stable features while also being fully recyclable.

The product helps improve the energy efficiency of structures and significantly reduces the carbon footprint of maintenance operations.

The use of Elium® thermoplastic resins significantly increases production efficiency and product supply flexibility, thereby increasing the overall profitability of construction projects.

Sireg's Glassspree® TP reinforcement applications include repair and maintenance of buildings, bridges, tunnels and marine/coastal structures.

For bridges, the service life of the above products is expected to be twice that of steel (i.e. 100 years), they are lighter, have better corrosion resistance in saline-alkali environments, have lower life cycle costs, and have a lower impact on the environment. Small.