X-MAT Receives $1.5 Million Federal Grant to Develop Coal Roof Tiles
ORLANDO, Fla. — X-MAT, the advanced materials division of Semplastics, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to continue the research and development of its coal roof tile the X-TILE™.
This award is a follow-on grant that will be used to expand on a previous grant the company received from the NETL, which focused on coal core composites for low cost, light weight, fire resistant panels and roofing materials.