GPPS
PS
Styrolution PS general purpose polystyrene resins are transparent polymers suitable for injection molding or extrusion applications. Uses for these products vary from food service and food packaging to refrigerator components, healthcare and diagnostic labware as well as XPS insulation.
Key Applications
- Food packaging in blends with GPPS
- XPS insulation boards
- Refrigerator drawers
- Medical labware
- XPS packaging
Key Properties
- Transparency
- Heat resistance
- Medical
Brochures
- Styrolution® PS Eco Efficiency (EMEA)PDF | 965 KB | EN
- Styrolution® PS Eco Efficiency (EMEA)PDF | 946 KB | DE
- INEOS Styrolution Product Selection Guide (Americas)PDF | 525 KB | EN
Price
The Gross Market Price for Polystyrene (GPPS, bulk) valid as of October 1st, 2018 is decreased by
-55€/mt vs. September 2018.
The surcharge for HIPS is +100€/mt.
Product Path Finder
| Transparency, color consistency | Melt Volume Rate, 200 °C/5 kg [cm³/10 min] | Vicat Softening Temperature VST/B/50 (50N, 50 °C/h) [°C] | Tensile Modulus [MPa] | Charpy Unnotched, 23 °C [kJ/m²] | Flexural Strength, 23 °C [MPa] | Technical Data Sheet | Safety Data Sheet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat resistance | Good flow | Styrolution PS 124N/L | 12 | 87 | 3200 | 10 | 80 | ||
| Excellent flow | Styrolution PS 116N/L | 23 | 85 | 3100 | 9 | 70 | |||
| High mechanical strength | Styrolution PS 165N/L | 3.4 | 89 | 3300 | 86 | ||||
| Antistatic | Styrolution PS 153A | 17 | 85 | 3200 | 8 | 55 | |||
| High heat resistance | Excellent foaming behaviour | Styrolution PS 153F | 7.5 | 101 | 3050 | 8 | 70 | ||
| Excellent foaming behaviour | Styrolution PS 156F | 28 | 101 | 3200 | 5 | 50 | |||
| Good mechanical strength | Styrolution PS 158N/L | 3.3 | 101 | 3300 | 103 | ||||
| High mechanical strength | Styrolution PS 168N/L | 1.5 | 101 | 3300 | 106 | ||||