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BASF meets CFC-free PS target early
A year ahead of schedule, the BASF group (D-67056 Ludwigshafen) has met its target of producing 80% of its "Styrodur" extruded PS rigid foam insulation sheets for the German market with CO2-driven propellants. In February 1996, the group agreed to phase out CFC- and HCFC-driven propellants by June 1998. BASF said it spent DEM 20m on developing alternatives to CFC blowing agents and DEM 10m more on converting its four European production sites.
31.05.1997 Plasteurope.com [19354]
Published on 31.05.1997