Expandable Polystyrene
Market Information
EPS ENVIRONMENTAL INSIGHTS
NOVA Chemicals EPS ...
is energy efficient.Only 4% of the world's petroleum resources are
used to manufacture ALL plastics. About 0.002%
of all petroleum consumed in the U.S. is used
to manufacture polystyrene products.
It takes 30% less energy to produce an EPS container than a paperboard container.
Without plastics, the energy used to produce packaging would double.
By source reducing, an average polystyrene plate weighs 25% less than it did in 1974.
Efficiency/Energy Consumption
is energy efficient.
