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Polystyrene (PS)
Polystyrene in GPPS, HIPS and EPS grades; compound and additives are made to order. Tell us the application and we will match grade and formulation.
Grades and datasheets
| Type | Grade | Typical use | Datasheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | GPPS1160 | shower cabinets, lighting thin films, insulation board, foam sheet of fruits trays, meat trays, egg boxes. | |
| PS | GPPS1460 | insulation board (xps), foam sheet of food & fruits trays | |
| PS | GPPS1540 | packaging articles, petri dishes, office equipments, pen barrels, crisper boxes for refrigerators, cups gloss layer coextrusion, anionic styrene butadiene copolymer dilution. | |
| PS | HIPS7240 | darty sheet [sic], cups, trays, egg boxes, general packaging, coextrusion with GPPS at industrial sheets. | |
| PS | TJPS-G1551 | Thin walled food Containers, Medical ware (petri dishes etc), Office stationary, housewares, etc. | |
| PS | HIPS-6045 | wide range of injection molding applications, office, kitchen and bathroom articles; extrusion, food packaging as beverage cups, packaging for dairy products, sheet, disposable dishware, toys, internal parts and housings of household. |
Values are typical and meant for material selection, not guaranteed specifications; the official specification is the original datasheet of the grade. Price: on request.
Main applications
Protective packaging (foam)Expanded polystyrene holds and protects goods inside a box.
CD caseThe clear, rigid CD case is made of general-purpose polystyrene.
Packing peanutsLight foam peanuts fill the empty space in boxes.Photos from Wikimedia Commons under free licences: User:Acdx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons — DiscoA340 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons — Alex Flury at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons