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(PlasticsToday) -- Paperboard and
plastics continue to joust for supremacy as packaging materials for electronic
devices and small appliances. A recent plastics development for consumer
electronics packaging is the new Sconapor N grades of expandable polystyrene
(EPS) being marketed by styrenics supplier Styron.
Styron has been producing EPS under the brand name Sconapor since 1996 at
its facility in Schkopau, Germany. These EPS beads were initially developed for
thermal and acoustic insulation purposes, but the supplier has optimized them
for plastics packaging, with the result this new Sconapor N series, with four
grades currently available: N-438, N-338, N-238 and ?N-138A EPS. The four grades
have different bead sizes that can translate into different packaging foam
densities.
These EPS grades are marketed to processors seeking non-flame-retardant
EPS for consumer electronics and appliances packaging. The Schkopau facility is
especially convenient for those manufacturers of these devices who have
established operations in Central and Eastern Europe.
mrcplast.com
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