Background
¿ BACKGROUND
In 1999, the global consumption of plastics has risen some 7.6 %. More than 141 million tons were produced. The thermoplastic synthetics polysterene and expandable polysterene (EPS) represent 12.9% of the overall production of plastics. Alone in Germany, 200.000 tons of polysterene have been produced in 1999, a rise of 10% compar ...