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Recent Developments on Styrene
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Below are some external links to recent news coverage about styrenics. Click the links to read the original article.
(08/09/07). "In the United Kingdom, a once-doomed housing development has been rescued by polystyrene. Ground around the houses began sinking, impacting the sewer and utilities. A construction firm, using a new technique, excavated and removed the imported fill around the houses and raised the ground levels using polystyrene blocks to reduce the loading on the peat underneath. Concrete piles and slabs were installed to support the sewers and utilities. "
Sunken estate raised >>
(07/21/07). "... styrene leaching into food from containers, and on the non-biodegradability of the substance. Certainly, polystyrene is not readily biodegradable..."
Polystyrene - and my oprah ambitions >>
(03/13/07). "BASF specialty plastics product line, an acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer modified with an acrylic ester rubber, works well with new models for a Danish ..."
Danish bicycles feature specialty plastics >>
(01/05/07). "... Most infant car seats fail safety tests, but one made with polystyrene foam, the Graco SnugRide, gets high marks."
Most Infant Car Seats Flunk Crash Tests >>
(10/18/06). "... Each unit consists of carefully shaped interior air foam polystyrene dampers designed by Furutech engineers"
Furutech Room Diffuser Acoustically Treats Listening Room >>
(04/20/06). ... careful consideration to their packaging choices, and only after in-depth study did they decide to package Eggland’s Best eggs in polystyrene foam packaging.Earth Day Battle: Packaging VS. The Environment >>
(05/19/06). ... The stiff foam, or polystyrene that picnic coolers are made from, found inside the helmet will crush thereby cushioning the blow.
Wearing a Bike Helmet can Reduce Serious Head Injury >>
(12/15/05). "... The majority of these disposable plastic food containers are made of expanded polystyrene, commonly called foam boxes, followed by polypropylene. ..."
Consumer Council finds food containers safe >>
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