1937
Otto Bayer
Diisocyanate + diol → polyurethane at IG Farben / Bayer.
Mousse de polyuréthane did not arrive as a finished commodity. Otto Bayer 1937; fridge foam 1950s around Germany still explains who makes it and which tests it sits in.
Ten dated points, five eras and three milestones below are the spine — not a complete industrial history.
Origine
Otto Bayer 1937; fridge foam 1950sGermany
Chronologie
1937Otto Bayer
Diisocyanate + diol → polyurethane at IG Farben / Bayer.
1954Flexible foam furniture
Comfort market first.
1950s–60sRigid fridge foam
Replaced cork and glass wool in appliances.
1970sSpray foam roofs
US commercial roofs.
1987Montreal Protocol
CFC blowers began to exit.
1990sPIR vs PUR
Isocyanurate index for better fire indices.
2000sHFC blowers
Climate GWP problem replaced ozone problem.
2010sHFO / pentane
Lower-GWP blowing agents.
2017+Grenfell context
Insulation combustibility became a public brief — chemistry and system both.
2020sHFO shortages / pentane
Formulators juggle λ, fire and climate.
Époques
1950s–60s
Rigid fridge foam
Replaced cork and glass wool in appliances.
1987
Montreal Protocol
CFC blowers began to exit.
2000s
HFC blowers
Climate GWP problem replaced ozone problem.
2017+
Grenfell context
Insulation combustibility became a public brief — chemistry and system both.
Jalons
Spray foam roofs
1970sUS commercial roofs.
HFC blowers
2000sClimate GWP problem replaced ozone problem.
HFO shortages / pentane
2020sFormulators juggle λ, fire and climate.
Knowing this timeline is how to read a mill certificate without treating Mousse de polyuréthane as timeless.
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Laine minérale
Roche ou verre fondus filés en panneaux A1 : l’isolant incombustible par défaut.
Global 69 📦Panneau sous vide
Sandwich à vide scellé : λ ~0,004–0,008 tant que l’enveloppe tient.
Global 44 🕯️Matériau à changement de phase
Paquets de chaleur latente qui aplatissent les oscillations. Complément, pas substitut de λ.
Global 36