(PlastEurope) -- Europe's third largest EPS producer Sunpor is more than tripling production capacity for grey EPS (⌠Lambdapor) by 2013 in response to the sharp rise in demand. Capacity for this new generation of foam with up to 30% better insulating properties will be raised to around 170,000 t/y. The additional machinery has already been ordered. Including conventional white EPS, the company's total production capacity will rise from 175,000 t/y at present to 240,000 t/y.
Capacity at the Austrian St. Polten headquarters will remain at around 75,000 t/y while capacity at the new plant opened last year in nearby Radlberg will be expanded from 100,000 t/y to 165,000 t/y. A spokesperson for Sunpor told that both types will be produced at both sites, using reactor technology for white EPS.