Ua ʻike ka ʻoihana fiberglass i ka ulu a me ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā makahiki i hala iho nei, i alakaʻi ʻia e ka piʻi ʻana o ka noi no nā mea māmā, paʻa, a me nā mea hana kiʻekiʻe ma nā ʻāpana like ʻole e like me ke kūkulu ʻana, automotive, aerospace, a me ka ikehu hou. ʻO Fiberglass, ka mea i ʻike ʻia ʻo ka plastic-reinforced plastic (GRP) a i ʻole ke aniani fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP), he mea hana i hana ʻia me nā pulu aniani maikaʻi i ulana ʻia i loko o kahi lole a hoʻopaʻa ʻia me ka resin. Hāʻawi kēia mea maʻalahi i ka ratio ikaika-a-kaumaha, pale ʻana i ka corrosion, a me nā waiwai insulation thermal, e lilo ia i koho maikaʻi loa no ka nui o nā noi.