Expanded Polystyrene Insulation Is Plastic, But Saves Remarkable Amounts Of Energy And Is Recyclable There is one type of foam board insulation that has green potential. Expanded polystyrene ...

and expanded polystyrene (EPS), which is often the cheapest. Cons: Foam board insulation can be harder to install snugly in unusually shaped spaces, leaving gaps for air to flow. To create an ...

This is as true for insulation board as it is for the ubiquitous expanded polystyrene kind of foam used for everything from coffee cups to packaging material. Those stick-type hot wire cutters ...

Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout containers and other food service items made with expanded polystyrene ...

— By Plasteurope.com staff — A pilot project by German petrochemical major BASF (Ludwigshafen; www.basf.com ), thermal ...

In a recently completed pilot project, BASF, together with the housing society ABG FRANKFURT HOLDING and the manufacturer of external thermal insulation composite systems Sto, successfully used an ...

In his guide, he details the difference between XPS (expanded polystyrene) and EPS (extruded polystyrene) and how each product’s closed cell and open cell nature affects the final board.