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 ...

According to Towards Chemical and Materials, the global insulation market size is estimated at USD 74.81 billion in 2025 and is anticipated to reach around USD 148.67 billion by 2035,growing at a ...

Alex Wilson at Environmental Building News notes another significant problem with polystyrene insulation, found almost universally in structural insulated panels (SIPs) and ICFs: they are full of the ...

Carlisle Companies Incorporated CSL recently completed the acquisition of the expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation segment of PFB Holdco, Inc., a portfolio unit of The Riverside Company. The EPS ...

Every year the world produces 14 million tons of—non-biodegradable—polystyrene foam. The general-purpose plastic is hard, brittle, and cheap. And it forms everything from packing peanuts to disposable ...

This year marks the 90th anniversary of polystyrene, and while some have argued it’s time for this and other polymers to retire, others envision a greener future for the material. Polystyrene sprang ...

IKO Industries Inc. will build a new C$45 million (US$33.7 million) extruded polystyrene insulation plant in Brantford, Ontario. The Toronto-based maker of roofing, insulation and waterproofing ...

Polystyrene—most familiarly produced as foams, including Styrofoam—has given the world cheap, lightweight insulation and containers for taking food to go. But the material biodegrades so slowly that ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the expanded polystyrene “EPS” insulation ...

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