GPPS - General Purpose Polystyrene

Product description

GPPS - General Purpose polystyrene resins are transparent polymers resulting from the polymerization of Styrene Monomer. GP Polystyrene can be used for both injection moulding and extrusion applications. GPPS benefits from the easy processing characteristics as well as various certifications such as food contact in accordance to EU Directive 10/2011 and in certain cases UL 94 HB.

Applications:

• Thin wall packaging

• Extrusion Foamed packaging

• POS Display stands

• Disposable housewares and cutlery

• Sorting boxes

• Blending with HIPS for FFS thermoforming

• XPS Insulation

• Medical labware and utensils

• BOPS Sheet

• Blending with SBC for transparent impact applications

Benefits and features:

• Excellent flow properties

• High heat resistance

• High molecular weight

• High transparency

• Ease of processing

• Low shrinkage

• Very low moisture absorption

Tradename(s)

Polystyrol

Country availability

Albania	Algeria
Andorra	Armenia
Austria	Belarus
Belgium	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil	Bulgaria
Croatia	Czech Republic
Denmark	Egypt
Estonia	Faroes
Finland	France
Germany	Greece
Hungary	Iceland
Ireland	Israel
Italy	Latvia
Liechtenstein	Lithuania
Macedonia	Malta
Monaco	Morocco
Netherlands	Norway
Poland	Portugal
Romania	Russia
San Marino	Serbia
Slovakia	Slovenia
Spain	Sweden
Switzerland	Tunisia
Turkey	Ukraine
United Arab Emirates	United Kingdom