Styropor - PS-E - BASF SE

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, China is the Market Driver: Expandable Polystyrene (EPS)
...xhausted yet. New innovations show how versatile EPS is, whether as a constant-temperature transport container in the packaging sector or as a load-bearing material under racetracks. References 1 IK Presseinfo: Formel 1- Rennen in China: Styropor ist dabei, 22.9.2004, http://www.styropor-verpackungen.de/index_aktuelles.htm 2 Philipp, S. et al.: The Three-litre house. Kunststoffe plast europe 92 (2002) 12, p. 40–43 3 IVH Newsletter: Styropor Aktuell 01/05, http://www.ivh.de/idxaktu.htm The ...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Development History of Plastics: Growth through Changing Times
...nce again having a hand – researchers at BASF discovered foam structures that could be achieved with expandable PS (EPS). The product was given the name Styropor and soon enjoyed a meteoric career as an insulating material for the construction industry. PVC replaced shellac as the preferred material for record disks (1952). In 1953/54, Karl Ziegler in Germany and Giulio Natta in Italy discovered the suitability of organometal catalysts for the production of high-density polyethylene (Ziegler: P...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Expandable Polystyrene (EPS)
...lication characteristics are available to the EPS processing industry. They are applicable also for standard applications with low densities. Here in addition they also have advantages with regard to their processing versatility. For example, for styropor P340, a product with reduced blowing agent content, minimum densities of 17kg/m³ can be attained in pressure prefoamers and good quality shaped parts can be manufactured. With styropor F295, a reduced blowing agent content product containing fi...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, High-purity Pigments: Pigment Finish Makes All the Difference
...hind North America. The plastic manufactured in the highest quantity worldwide is polyethylene (PE); accounting for one in every three tonnes produced. Polypropylene (PP) has a 19.5% share, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 16.5% and polystyrene (PS) and Styropor (EPS) together 8.5%. Up to 2010, an increase in per capita consumption of 4.5% per annum is expected. The most important growth markets are eastern Europe and south-east Asia [1]. Plastic products are available today in an impressive variety of ...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Physical Blowing Agents: Foaming Plastics with Inert Gases
...y important manufacturing processes are extrusion foaming, in future probably also injection foam moulding, polyurethane foam moulding and the production of EPS foam (expanded polystyrene). EPS production is a special process for the manufacture of Styropor. The blowing agent debate has not significantly affected this production process. Foaming in injection moulding has been known for a long time and has received new impetus in recent years as microcellular foaming. Both processes will only be...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Plastics Recycling: High Market Potential
...siderable lack of knowledge among the population regarding plastics recyclate, and the majority of those questioned were unable to name any plastics that are recycled. The best-known fact was that PET, PVC and EPS – more commonly known as "Styropor" or expanded polystyrene – can be recycled (Fig. 1). A significant majority of the consumers would welcome the labelling of plastic products containing recyclate. There was a considerable discrepancy when it came to estimating the proportion o...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Secured Growth: Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
...velopment in Germany, with only a minority still rejecting packaging of this type [2]. This has been achieved through the extensive educational campaigns conducted by national and international associations and their member companies (e.g. www.styropor.de, www.eumeps.org). Raw Materials and Foam Producers, EPS Machinery Builders The raw materials necessary for foam production come primarily from the chemical industry. Backwards-integrated foam manufacturers who produce EPS raw materials to cov...

Kunststoffe international, 2010-09-24, Raising the Standards
...al shrinkage at lower temperatures. They can surround more complex geometries than to date reliably and without creasing. Existing ranges can continue to be employed. The continuous further development of expanded polystyrenes (EPS), starting from Styropor through Neopolen right up to Neopor, is currently culminating in the new development of the E-por foam. The combination of multishock resistance, resistance to solvents, cracking resistance, recycling capability and at the same time attractive...

Kunststoffe international, 2011-10-17, Rigid Polystyrene Foam (EPS, XPS)
... from the fish farm to the consumer – even when shipped long distances by air. A promising new development, E-por tough-elastic foam, has been landed by BASF and introduced at the K2010. It offers all the advantages of classic Styropor and, like it, can also be transported, stored, processed and recycled. The material features very good surface fusion, excellent resistance to solvents, as well as pleasing optics and haptics. Its high crack resistance make it multiple shock resistant. Thus it is ...

Kunststoffe international, 2014-02-20, Particle Foams: Future Materials for Lightweight Construction and Design
...sorption. By means of innovative surface modifications, they are also gaining in importance in the “design” and “automotive interior” fields. The lightest ship in the world is the styrofoam ship” – that’s how BASF promoted their new “Styropor” material at the plastics exhibition in 1952. Everything began with a 15 cm long toy ship that weighed just 5 grams thanks to the new material’s density of 25 g/l. Meanwhile, the success story of expandable polystyrol (EPS) has continued for 60 years, where...

Kunststoffe international, 2015-05-21, 150 Years of BASF
...ed.Since the 1950s, BASF’s plastics have opened up new product development potential for the company’s customers. The new materials soon became indispensable features of daily life. In 1951, BASF started production of its foamed polystyrene Styropor, which was only used for cable insulation and life preservers at first. The foam experienced a breakthrough as an insulation material at the end of the 1950s, when Styropor, because of its outstanding insulation properties, was increasingly used in t...