To create the expanded polystyrene blocks and sheets, steam is applied to tiny grains or styrene beads containing a minute amount of pentane. This steam process causes the thermoplastic ...

What is expanded polystyrene (EPS)? EPS foam is a lightweight cellular plastic material consisting of small hollow spherical balls that are expanded and processed through a variety of techniques. For ...

Expanded polystyrene foam, commonly but inaccurately known by the trade name Styrofoam ... Definitions and exemptions are described in the guidance/FAQ fact sheet. Some of the most commonly asked ...

Carlisle Cos. Inc. will acquire Hillsboro, Texas-based expanded polystyrene insulation manufacturer ThermaFoam LCC to add retail channels in the southern United States. Founded in 1978 ...

In Grodków, in the south-west of Poland, Austrotherm (Waldegg / Austria; www.austrotherm.at) has started up another plant for the production of expanded polystyrene insulation materials ... “The ...

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Texas-based expanded polystyrene insulation manufacturer ...