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(BASF) -- BASF plans to increase the
production capacity of its insulation material Neopor (EPS, expandable
polystyrene) in stages at its Ludwigshafen site by around 60,000 metric tons per
year from December 2011 and is set to achieve full capacity by October 2013 at
the latest. The gray Neopor is an advanced version of Styropor. It gets its
color and unique performance by the addition of graphite particles – Neopor
offers an improved insulating performance of up to 20% over the white EPS
insulating material.
The increased capacity will be achieved by
expanding existing production plants; this is the second increase in Neopor
capacity at the Ludwigshafen site within three years. The international trend
towards highly efficient insulating materials, particularly for use in external
envelopes, continues apace. " We are investing in our plants so that we can
extend our market leadership in gray EPS insulating materials even further" ,
explains Dr. Giorgio Greening, Head of BASF's global Foams Business Unit. In
1998, BASF was the first EPS manufacturer to include a gray insulating material
in its portfolio. Its additional investment means that the company can offer its
customers greater security of supply.
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