Styropek has a wide variety of beads (modified and unmodified) designed to provide exceptional performance when used in applications in the EPS market.
These applications include, but are not limited to, the construction industry, thermal insulation, part molding, and industrial packaging.
Modified Pearls (with flame retardant)
Styropek ® AF95 series products include the AF195, AF295, AF395, AF495. Styropek ® AF95 products can be used in a wide variety of applications including building blocks, panels, thermal / acoustic insulation and general packaging. Additional applications include ICF’s (“insulated concrete forms”), thin-walled part molding, lost heart casting part molding and other protective packaging.
Pearls without flame retardant
Styropek® AP40 is an expandable Polystyrene (EPS), in the form of beads that contains a minimum of 5.2% and a maximum of 5.8% by weight of pentane as a blowing agent. It does not contain chlorofluorocarbon and hydrochlorofluorocarbon compounds. Contains a maximum of 1000 ppm of residual monomer and a maximum of 1.2% total moisture.
| PRODUCTS | APPLICATIONS | DENSITIES | PEARL SIZE | GRANULOMETRY | FISPQ |
| Styropek® AF195 | Block molding for low densities, walls with thicknesses> 12mm., With excellent fusion and high recycling integration. |
11 – 25 kg/m³
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> 2.5 mm 1.25 – 2.50 mm < 1.25 mm |
3.00% max 95.0% min 2.00% max |
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| Styropek® AF295 | Molding of blocks for low densities, walls with thicknesses> 12mm, with excellent fusion and high integration of recycling. Molding of blocks for medium and low densities, walls with thickness of> 8 cm, with excellent fusion and integration of recycling. | 12 – 40 kg/m3 | > 2.50 mm 1.25-2.50 mm < 1.25 mm |
1.00% max 97.0% min 2.00% max |
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| Styropek® AF395 | Molding of pieces with walls> 8 cm thick, with excellent fusion and surface finish. Excellent cycle time in packaging molding on machines with vacuum systems. | 17 – 40 kg/m3 | > 1.00 mm 0.63 – 1.25 mm < 0.63 mm |
1.00% max 98.0% min 1.00% max |
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| Styropek® AF495 | Packaging molding for flame retardant material requirements, walls with wall thickness> 6mm, excellent cycle time and appearance. High density blocks with excellent surface appearance when cut. | 19 – 40 kg/m³ | > 0.80 mm 0.40 – 0.80 mm < 0.40 mm |
0.10% max 98.8% min 1.10% max |
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| Styropek® AP140 | Manufacture of blocks for low densities, cut or molded pieces with wall thickness greater than 15 mm, material with excellent fusion. | 11 – 25 kg/m3 | > 2.5 mm 1,58 – 2.5 mm < 1,58 mm |
1.00% max 97.0% min 2.00% max |
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| Styropek® AP240 | Manufacture of blocks, medium density packaging, cut or molded plates with wall thickness greater than 12 mm. with excellent melting and short cycle time. | 12 – 40 kg/m3 | > 1,58 mm 0.80 – 1,58 mm < 0.80 mm |
1.00% max 97.0% min 2.00% max |
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| Styropek® AP340 | Manufacture of blocks, cut or molded plates, molded with wall thickness greater than 8 mm. with excellent melting and short cycle time. | 16 – 40 kg/m³ | > 1.00 mm 0.63 – 1.00 mm < 0.63 mm | 6.00% max 90.0% min 4.00% max |
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| Styropek® AP440 | Packaging molding for flame retardant material requirements, wall thickness> 6 mm, excellent cycle time and appearance. High density blocks with excellent surface appearance when cut. | 20– 40 kg/m³ | > 0.80 mm 0.40 – 0.80 mm < 0.40 mm | Packaging molding for flame retardant material requirements, wall thickness> 6 mm, excellent cycle time and appearance. High density blocks with excellent surface appearance when cut. | |
All Styropek products are certified by certification bodies to ensure the highest quality and performance in specific applications. Certifications by external bodies also ensure that EPS products made with Styropek pearls meet performance standards set by international bodies, private companies and governments around the world.
The three main certification companies that we have chosen to certify the performance and quality of our products are Underwriters Laboratories UL, International Code Council Evaluation Service ICC-ES and Factory Mutual FM.
