Extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation is a rigid foam insulation commonly used in the construction industry to improve building energy efficiency. It is made of polystyrene resin and other additives ...

In 1941, Dow Chemical Co. created a light, firm insulation board made of expanded polystyrene (XPS) and called it Styrofoam. It was downhill from there – we know it mostly as packaging noodles and ...

15.1 Extruded Polystyrene Foam (Xps) Market Size Forecast ...

CROFTON, Md., June 13, 2019 /CNW/ -- Thermal insulation materials are critical to a building's design and its ability to reduce energy consumption. In 2017, the ULC Standards Committee on Thermal ...

Ever suffer from a cold feeling in the house, do you feel the draft from outside entering the house? Are you so fed up with the sky-high heating costs? Then ensure a well-insulated house and pleasant ...

Featuring a 94% reduction in embodied carbon, Low-GWP Styrofoam™ Brand XPS insulation – winner of the 2023 American Chemistry Council (ACC) Sustainability Leadership Award – is now available across ...

DOW Building Solutions has released a new generation of its STYROFOAM brand extruded polystyrene foam insulation. The new product, with thickness of 1.5 inches or greater, will have a new 50-year ...

Ludwigshafen, Germany-based BASF SE will sell its Styrodur business and brand of extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation materials to Karl Bachl Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH & Co. KG, which is another ...

TERNEUZEN, the Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new recycling plant in the Netherlands will recycle expanded polystyrene (EPS) demolition waste and also handle a legacy additive. The PolyStyreneLoop ...

Others do not get so worked up about the ingredients in XPS polystyrene, or Styrofoam; Dow recently got Cradle to Cradle Silver certification by McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry even though it is ...