In the thirteenth century Marco Polo brought borax glazes, a compound of boron from his travels in Asia back with him to Italy. Eight hundred years later, demand continues to seesaw between the East and West. According to Roskill Information Services' outlook for boron, the industry is booming thanks to Chinese demand. With an increasingly technology-driven world, boron, in the form of borates or boric acids, is an essential component in the manufacture of fiberglass and borosilicate glass. The glasses are commonly used in everything from LCD screen to composites used in vehicle manufacturing to glass wool for insulation.
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机译：十三世纪，马可·波罗（Marco Polo）带来了硼砂釉，硼砂是他在亚洲旅行时带回意大利的硼化物。八百年后，东西方之间的需求继续拉锯。根据Roskill Information Services对硼的展望，由于中国的需求，该行业正在蓬勃发展。随着技术驱动世界的发展，硼酸盐或硼酸形式的硼是玻璃纤维和硼硅酸盐玻璃生产中必不可少的成分。从LCD屏幕到汽车制造中使用的复合材料，再到用于绝缘的玻璃棉，玻璃通常用于所有领域。
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