Glava
Glava AS is a
The company's history goes back to 1935, when industrialist Jens Bull was offered licensed production in Norway of glass wool, originally a German invention.[3] The company was originally called "Glassvatt". During the post-war reconstruction of Norway, Glava grew dramatically, as the need for insulation of buildings became clear. The product is today made on a license from the French company Saint-Gobain.[3] It is produced from borosilicate glass, which is heated to around 1,400 °C before being stretched into fibres.[4]
In 1959, the company was responsible for the so-called "ice block expedition", later called "the world's greatest publicity stunt".[5] The expedition consisted in bringing a three-ton block of ice from Mo i Rana by the Arctic Circle, to Libreville by the Equator, without using any form of refrigeration.[6]
References
- ^ "Glava AS" (in Norwegian). Glava AS. Archived from the original on January 10, 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "Årsrapport Glava 2007" (in Norwegian). Glava AS. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ a b "Kort historikk" (in Norwegian). Glava AS. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "Glava" (in Norwegian). Moss Insolasjonsservice AS. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "Isblokkekspedisjonen Polarsirkelen - Ekvator 50 år 1959-2009" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Glava AS. 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-29. [dead link]
- ^ Meland, Astrid (2009-03-27). "Sivert kjørte tre tonns isblokk gjennom Sahara" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2009-03-28.