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Fire Insulation Circular Ducts EI 60 Hospital

paroc® Vect Range Expands With Wired Mat BlackCoat EI60

Written By paroc Technical InsulationDate Published 2025-09-01

One mission drives Owens Corning® paroc® HVAC passive fire protection solutions – the need to protect precious life.

We are very proud to introduce the latest addition to our portfolio – paroc® Vect Wired Mat BlackCoat EI60 – made using high-quality robust paroc® Stonewool. The product is now available in Scandinavia and Finland. 

Designed and engineered for the passive fire protection and thermal insulation of circular ducts, paroc® Vect Wired Mat BlackCoat EI60 can be installed with high flexibility unrestricted by duct joints and supports and is comfortable to both handle and install. paroc® Stonewool is non-combustible. 


EI 60 – 60 minutes of fire resistance

Developed following extensive research and rigorous fire testing in some of Europe’s most respected laboratories, paroc® Vect Wired Mat BlackCoat EI60 provides up to 60 minutes of fire resistance, which helps to protect everyone below and allows crucial time for escape in the event of a fire. 

Hannu-Petteri Mattila, Quality Development Manager, says: 

“Quality at paroc® is about more than just passing tests once. It’s about ensuring consistency, reliability, and performance in every product we deliver. Our comprehensive quality control, assurance, and compliance processes—from raw materials specifications to finished products testing—mean our customers can trust that the products which they purchased, meet the tested and certified product performance, all the time.” 

paroc® Vect Wired Mat BlackCoat EI60 is M1-certified by the Finnish Building Information Foundation for low emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). As a result, paroc® Vect Wired Mat BlackCoat EI60 contributes to healthy indoor air quality that helps to maintain clean and safe indoor environments.  


paroc® Vect Wired Mat BlackCoat EI60:
Fire Protection With Fast, Flexible Installation 

paroc® Vect Wired Mat BlackCoat EI60 is a fire insulation product for circular ducts, which is compact, durable, comfortable to handle, and easy to install. The product delivers dimensional stability, matching robust strength with flexibility. It is particularly suited to public buildings with EI 60 requirements for circular ducts or other large facilities, including schools, universities, high-rise residential properties, industrial plants, shopping malls, and hospitals. 

Solution highlights: 

  • EI 60 – withstands fire for 60 minutes.
  • Fire insulation with flexible installation, as the transverse joints can be positioned freely in relation to duct joints and suspension brackets. 
  • Up to 10% faster installation of mat*, without the need to hook or sew the transversal joints.
  • Effective fire protection for 1.8m hanger distances on circular ducts.
  • Comfortable to handle and install

PAROC Vect Wired Mat BlackCoat EI60
* In internal simulation tests of a similar wired mat product, paroc® Vect Wired Mat BlackCoat EI30, the installation of the mat was, depending on mat width (900/600) and duct size, 6-10% faster than competing products in the same category.
PAROC Vect Passive Fire Applications

A Commitment to Fire Safety 

paroc® Vect Wired Mat BlackCoat EI60 is the newest member of our paroc® Vect family. This redesigned range of fire-protective insulation products is designed to improve the safety, efficiency, and durability of insulation for HVAC ductwork systems.  

Melanie Aubert, R&D Leader, says: 

“Commitment to quality is woven into every aspect of paroc® Vect production. As the construction industry continues to raise the bar for safety and performance, paroc® Vect demonstrates that when engineering expertise meets customer insight and unwavering quality standards, the result is fire protection solutions that truly deliver on their promise of protecting precious life below.”  

We introduced the paroc® Vect portfolio to Scandinavia and Finland in April 2025 with paroc® Vect Mat BlackCoat EI60 and paroc® Vect Wired Mat BlackCoat EI30. 

OC Paroc RnD Leader Melanie Aubert


For more information about the paroc® Vect range or paroc® Vect Wired Mat BlackCoat EI60 in particular, please contact us: 

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