DuPont fully uses Styrofoam™ brand extruded polystyrene insulation materials with low global warming potential, which significantly reduces the carbon content and maintains thermal insulation performance. This XPS insulation material is now available in North America.

DuPont has announced that all North American plants producing Styrofoam™ brand XPS insulation now use low global warming potential (GWP) formulations with 94% less embodied carbon. At the same time, this new XPS insulation maintains trusted moisture resistance and market-required thermal performance standards, and can help DuPont achieve its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030. In addition, environmental goals can be achieved not only through the development of innovative materials, but also through XPS recycling, where waste XPS insulation materials can be diverted from landfills and reused, thus achieving recycling goals.

XPS foam is usually used as thermal insulation materials, such as wall insulation, roof insulation, etc., and is very popular in the construction market. It is expected that the global extruded polystyrene foam XPS insulation board market size will reach US$7.341 billion by 2028. During the XPS production process, many unqualified products will appear, which can be broken down into their original forms and put back into the production of XPS insulation materials. Through XPS recycling, companies can maximize production efficiency, turn waste into treasure, and save raw materials for products. The whole process of XPS recycling and reuse is straightforward and now fully achievable. XPS foam has a closed-loop recycling system that can be processed from waste foam into recycled products, such as thermal insulation boards. Waste XPS is first collected and then a professional XPS densifier can compact it into foam ingots. After the XPS foam ingots are granulated, they are converted into XPS pellets, which are the raw materials for making recycled products.

INTCO Recycling is the global leader in high-tech manufacturing through recycled materials. We can help customers save costs in foam production, maximize benefits, improve customer companies' operating income, and achieve environmental protection goals. Additionally, used XPS foam materials can also be reused through XPS recycling. In the XPS recycling process, the GREENMAX XPS densifier developed by INTCO Recycling can achieve twice the result with half the effort, ensuring maximum recycling benefits. GREENMAX XPS densifier melts the foam at high temperature and extrudes it through a screw. The compression ratio is 90:1. The XPS recycling equipment is equipped with a three-stage temperature control system, which effectively prevents the impact of water content on the XPS recycling process and ensures the purity and quality of XPS ingots. Meanwhile, INTCO Recycling also provides additional sales solutions for XPS foam. We will provide repurchase services at preferential prices to achieve win-win cooperation.

In addition to the XPS densifier, INTCO Recycling also offers foam recycling machines that can handle a variety of materials. We will do our best to help customers carry out foam recycling and achieve environmental protection goals.