Asphalt shingles originated in the United States and entered China in the 1980s. There was the industry standard JC/T503-1992 "Linoleum shingles", but the amount of use was very small; as the output and use of asphalt shingles became larger and larger, Owensko European and American asphalt shingle giants such as Ning and Pabic entered China one after another, and large-scale promotion followed. At this time, foreign companies called asphalt shingles "colorful fiberglass roof tiles", or "fiberglass roof tiles" for short; in 2006, the national standard GB/T20474 -Introduced in 2006, the standard name used for the first time "Glass Fiber Asphalt Shingles", referred to as "Asphalt Shingles".
The development history of asphalt shingles can clearly understand the changes in the names of asphalt shingles. It is precisely because of the rapid development of asphalt shingles that there have been 3 names and 2 abbreviations in 20 years, and other names have also been derived, such as : "Glass fiber asphalt shingles", "Colorful asphalt shingles", "Colorful linoleum shingles", "Glass fiber linoleum shingles", "Linoleum fiberglass shingles", etc., so these names are still used in the industry, but this has caused customers to buy asphalt Washi has a lot of confusion and worries, hindering the normal development of asphalt shingles.
Therefore, the answer to this question is that there is no difference between asphalt shingles and fiberglass shingles. As long as it implements the Chinese national standard GB\T20474, it is a product.
The good news is that on November 1, 2016, the new national standard GB\T20474-2015 for "Glass Fiber Asphalt Shingles" will be implemented. Will become more and more popular.