BASF, with its U.S. offices in Florham Park, New Jersey, has added a new product to its Neopolen expanded polypropylene foam (EPP) range that improves surface properties and optimizes filling behavior during manufacturing. Parts made from this EPP product produce very little friction noise and are not only suitable for impact-resistant automotive parts and dunnage pallets but can also be used for the construction and protection of air conditioning systems.
EPP is a versatile closed-cell beaded foam with a unique set of properties, including combat resistance, thermal insulation, water resistance and chemical resistance. As a result, EPP is widely used by car manufacturers, and its applications include automotive parts such as seats, bumpers, loading systems, and door panels. It is typically black in automotive applications but often white in packaged products. The thermal insulation properties of EPP make it suitable for containers such as food delivery containers and beverage coolers. Therefore, in the food industry, the application range of EPP is also very broad. Some industry stakeholders mistakenly believe that EPP cannot be recycled, but in fact, it is 100% recyclable and the whole process is easy with the help of professional EPP recycling machines.
INTCO Recycling provides EPP foam recycling solutions to customers around the world. Its GREENMAX EPP foam recycling machine can compress EPP into ingots at a high ratio, which can be sold to manufacturers to produce other products. And GREENMAX ZEUS series foam recycling machine is the most suitable. With a belt conveyor, waste EPP can be transported to the cutting chamber of the machine, saving labor and costs. The ZEUS series is equipped with a heavy-duty crusher driven by two powerful motors that can break waste EPP into pieces. Once the EPP chips fall into the low silo, they will be hot-melted into EPP ingots and extruded by the screw. INTCO has developed a surface melting technology that heats the surface of the compacted foam and solidifies it to prevent expansion inside the foam.
These compressed foam ingots not only prevent waste EPP foam from being discarded into landfills, but also can be sold to recyclers to earn an income. If you don’t want to find downstream sellers, INTCO provides a buy-back service, and we purchase customers’ compressed foam ingots at a very favorable price. INTCO has more than 20 years of experience in the field of foam recycling, not only providing customers with mature technology but also complete after-sales services. Our sales team will visit customers from time to time to inquire about the use of the machine and the problems that customers have during actual use, so as to make improvements in subsequent machine development. If customers have any questions, the team will respond promptly and solve their problems.
As a company that has been practicing environmental protection concepts, INTCO provides foam recycling solutions to customers around the world, including EPP, EPS and almost all types of foam, hoping to promote global foam recycling and environmental protection.