Insulation materials for buildings - a successful research & development collaboration for the Romanian wool fibres manufacturing

Having in view the sustainable development context, the textile sector represents a strong pillar of the Romanian manufacturing industry, which is able to contribute to the valorization of natural indigenous raw materials. The paper presents economic aspects in the base of the results obtained through developing/ implementing a research project financed by the National Sectorial Program, coordinated by the Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation, aiming to establish strategic solutions for capitalization of Romanian coarse wool fibers. There are emphasized the project's results obtained by the collaboration of three important actors from research activity and economic environment: the National Research and Development Institute for Textiles and Leather - INCDTP Bucharest, the only R&D Institute in Romania. SC MINET SA Company, Ramnicu Valcea county - a representative manufacturing company for nonwoven materials and the Research Institute for Sheep and Goats Breeding, Palas. Constanta county. partners in the consortium coordinated by the National Research and Development Institute in Constructions, Urban Planning and Sustainable Spatial Development URBAN-INCERC Bucharest.