Polymeric foams are insulation materials that play a major role in building and construction, where low cost polystyrenes (EPS/XPS) and high-insulating polyurethnes (PUR/PIR) have been extensively ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global polyethylene (PE) foam market is expected to reach USD 6,929.1 million by 2021, growing at a CAGR of ...

KraussMaffei Berstroff's new Schaumex ISO-PAC foam extrusion lines offer an eco-friendly and cost-effective way to produce cap seals from low-expansion polyethylene foam, according to the company in ...

Lewis Smith, global product line director of Sealed Air specialty foams, told PlasticsToday that Sealed Air's extruded, closed-cell polyethylene Ethafoam is oftentimes used for packaging consumer ...

Two plastic foam manufacturers with multiple North American plants are uniting under one umbrella. Rosemont, Ill.-based private equity company Wynnchurch Capital LP announced Dec. 29 that it has ...

On a summer Friday in Santa Cruz, a trio of surfers descended the sea stairs to the beach with waxed-up longboards under their arms. Stepping through seaweed on their way to the waves, they bantered ...

Pinta offers medical device components made from foam and foam composites. Five decades ago, a tool and die shop known as Illbruck Inc. opened its doors in Leverkusen, Germany. That company made its ...

Plastics are synthetic or semi-synthetic materials made from polymers, which are long chains of molecules typically derived from petroleum, natural gas, or other organic sources. Plastics are ...

Sekisui Plastics USA (Mount Pleasant, TN) has officially opened a new $7 million manufacturing facility in the city of Valle de Santiago, Mexico. The plant, which came on line in July this year, has a ...