Mineral wool industry association

FMI Fachverband Mineralwolleindustrie e. V.
legal form	Registered association
Seat	Berlin
founding	1977
place	Berlin
Board	Chairman : Michael Wörtler
executive Director	Thomas Tenzler ( GF )
Members	5
Website	www.fmi-mineralwolle.de

The FMI Fachverband Mineralwolleindustrie e. V. is the association of the leading manufacturers of glass and stone wool in Germany. Its members have a quantitative share of around 50 percent of the entire German insulation market. Its members Saint-Gobain, Rockwool International, URSA and Knauf Insulation also produce around 95 percent of the mineral wool produced in Europe together with the Paroc Group, which is not represented in the FMI.

profile

The FMI aims to protect and promote the general, ideal and economic interests of its members. Above all, the use of mineral wool in all areas under consideration, in particular heat, cold, noise and fire protection, should be promoted.

As a professional association, its task is also product standardization, quality assurance and quality monitoring to protect consumers.

The association is the initiator of the consumer campaign “Come on was wool”. The main aim of this is to draw the attention of builders and homeowners to the advantages of mineral wool.

Controversy

The association participates in the controversy about the usefulness of thermal insulation , fire protection and lobbying activities, including with studies.

history

The association was founded in 1977 as the Mineral Fiber Industry Association. In 2006 it was renamed FMI Fachverband Mineralwolleindustrie e. V. The FMI has been based in Berlin since 2005.

seal of approval

The members of the FMI have undertaken to submit their products to the independent test center Gütegemeinschaft Mineralwolle e. V. (GGM) and have it checked continuously. The Gütegemeinschaft Mineralwolle e.V., founded in 1998, awards mineral wool products that meet the relevant nationally and Europe-wide criteria of biosolubility. V. (GGM) the RAL quality mark "Mineral wool products". This process ensures that the mineral wool products with the RAL quality mark are harmless to health .

organization structure

At the top of the association is the board with a chairman.

This office was or is held by:

1977–1979 Felix Altenhoven
1979–1995 Joseph Kartaun
1996–1997 Manfred Werner
1997–1999 Klaus Sistermann
1999–2003 Günter Edelmann
since 2003 Michael Wörtler

The association is led by a managing director. A full-time managing director was appointed for the first time in 1982.

1982–1993 Ernst Roschild
1993-2005 Isolde Elkan
2005–2014 Peter Seelig
since 2014 Thomas Tenzler

Bodies

The FMI has the following bodies:

Technical Committee, Marketing Working Group, Public Affairs Working Group

Members

Cimowool GmbH
German Rockwool Mineralwoll GmbH & Co. OHG
Knauf Insulation GmbH
Saint-Gobain Isover G + H AG
Ursa Germany GmbH

Memberships

The FMI is a member of the German Association for Energy-Efficient Building Envelopes, the Society for Rational Energy Use (GRE) and the European Association of Insulation Manufacturers (EURIMA).