Frequently Asked Questions

By using EPS packaging, you can protect your products from both heat and cold thanks to EPS’s superior insulation. For some products, maintaining their temperature is essential to preserve their quality until they reach the customer. EPS material provides excellent insulation, shielding the product from external environmental effects. Additionally, it is waterproof and vapor-proof. It complies with food regulations and does not negatively affect the taste or smell of the contents. EPS is also light-blocking, making it suitable for packaging light-sensitive materials. With these features, it is widely used in the agricultural sector (fruit and vegetable crates), the food industry (ice cream, meat products, frozen foods), and dairy products.

Protecting buildings from the cold in winter and the heat in summer is only possible with effective thermal insulation. One of the best materials for this purpose is EPS foam. Applications using EPS foam insulation boards reduce the amount of energy needed, requiring less heating in winter and less cooling in summer. This energy savings significantly lowers expenses for natural gas, coal, and electricity. EPS boards contain trapped air within their small pores, and it is this trapped air that provides excellent thermal insulation.

EPS is a material that does not degrade over time. If the boards do not perform as expected, it is usually because the correct thickness and density were not chosen for the specific application. EPS is a durable material that does not lose its volume or dimensions over time and does not decompose in nature. It can also be recycled using specialized methods. Therefore, the belief that EPS disappears over time is incorrect. Claims to the contrary typically result from the use of low-quality, low-density material (density <10 kg/m³) in insufficient thickness. For example, EPS boards installed on the horizontal roof of a water distribution tank pump room in 1955 were inspected on 31.12.1969, 15 years later, in the presence of a surveyor and an expert. The report stated: *"Upon examining the roof covering, it was observed that the rigid EPS foam boards laid as thermal insulation 15 years ago had not changed in any way despite being exposed to intense heat without the protection of the bitumen roof layer. The boards still fit tightly together and show no signs of deterioration, shifting, cracking, or aging."