History The first attempts to produce basalt fiber were made in the United States in 1923 by Paul Dhe who was granted . These were further developed after World War II by researchers in the US, Europe and the Soviet Union especially for military and aerospace applications. Since declassification in 1995 basalt fibers have been used in a wider range of civilian applications. Schools RWTH Aachen University. Every two year RWTH Aachen University's Institut für Textiltechnik hosts the International Glass Fibers Symposium where basalt fiber is devoted a separate section. The university conducts regular research to study and improve basalt fiber properties. Textile concrete is also more corrosion-resistant and more malleable than conventional concrete. Replacement of carbon fibers with basalt fibers can significantly enhance the application fields of the innovative composite material that is textile concrete, says Andreas Koch. The Institute for Lightweight Design at the TU Berlin The Institute for Lightweight Design Materials Science at the University of Hannover The German Plastics Institute (DKI) in Darmstadt The Technical University of Dresden had contributed in the studying of basalt fibers. Textile reinforcements in concrete construction - basic research and applications. The Peter Offermann covers the range from the beginning of fundamental research work at the TU Dresden in the early 90s to the present. The idea that textile lattice structures made of high-performance threads for constructional reinforcement could open up completely new possibilities in construction was the starting point for today's large research network. Textile reinforcements in concrete construction - basic research and applications. As a novelty, parallel applications to the research with the required approvals in individual cases, such as the world's first textile reinforced concrete bridges and the upgrading of shell structures with the thinnest layers of textile concrete, are reported. University of Applied Sciences Regensburg, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical characterization of basalt fibre reinforced plastic with different fabric reinforcements – Tensile tests and FE-calculations with representative volume elements (RVEs). Marco Romano, Ingo Ehrlich. Uses Heat protection Friction materials Windmill blades Lamp posts Ship hulls Car bodies Sports equipment Speaker cones Cavity wall ties Rebar Load bearing profiles CNG cylinders and pipes Absorbent for oil spills Chopped strand for concrete reinforcement High pressure vessels (e.g. tanks and gas cylinders) Pultruded rebar for concrete reinforcement (e.g. for bridges and buildings) Design codes Russia Since October 18, 2017, JV 297.1325800.2017 "Fibreconcrete constructions with nonmetallic fiber has been put into