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In 1941, Dow scientist Ray McIntyre invented extruded polystyrene foam (Styrofoam), a light, waterproof material previously used in the production of life rafts. Expanded polystyrene foam (EPS ...

In his guide, he details the difference between XPS (expanded polystyrene) and EPS (extruded polystyrene ... He cuts the foam into roughly the right shape with a hot wire. Clean up is done ...

The sale to Karl Bachl Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH coincides with BASF's plan to increase production of expanded polystyrene.

While both Foam-Control Plus+ molded polystyrene and extruded polystyrene materials can support the intended structural load at the Midwestern cold storage facility, Foam-Control PLUS+ is much ...

The company, in King's Lynn, was the UK's first manufacturer of extruded polystyrene (XPS) thermal insulation ... the ...