XPS boards are used as an insulating, load-bearing core inside manufactured products. Typical applications are sandwich panels, door and gate panels, refrigerated vehicle bodies, camper and caravan walls, wet-room substrates and printed display pieces.

XPS is extruded and EPS is expanded. Extrusion produces a finer, fully closed cell structure, so XPS absorbs virtually no water, holds higher compressive strength and cuts without shedding loose beads. EPS is lighter and cheaper, but less suitable where moisture, load or a clean machined edge matter.

Yes. Our slice-to-size line cuts boards to your exact dimensions, and we weld boards to widths of 900 to 1500 mm and produce lengths up to 4 m. Custom densities, surface textures and edge finishes are available on request, and a minimum order quantity applies to non-standard formats.

Ultra-thin Styrisol® sheets start at 4 mm. These are typically sanded flat and used for signage, display and marketing applications where the board is printed, routed or mounted.

Yes. The combination of high compressive strength, low weight and tight thickness tolerances makes XPS a common core for sandwich panels. Rough and fine-groove surfaces are available to improve adhesive keying, and perforated boards support vapour movement in bonded build-ups.

Extruded polystyrene is compatible with most building materials, including lime, cement, plaster, alcohols, acids and bases. Petroleum-based solvents, coal tar and derivatives can attack the material, and thinners such as acetone, ethyl acetate, petrol and toluene may damage the boards. We recommend solvent-free adhesives, and always advise validating your specific product against extruded polystyrene.

Yes. Styrisol® XPS boards are 100% recyclable. We operate a take-back programme in which your compacted XPS production waste is collected and reprocessed into XPS raw material, and our own production reuses internal XPS residual waste. Recycled content is certified by Centexbel, and the GR-300 and GR-500 grades are covered by an Environmental Product Declaration.

Both are Styrisol® extruded polystyrene, but they are supplied for different uses. Industrial boards are cut to your specification as a core material inside manufactured products. Building boards are supplied in construction formats from 20 to 160 mm with the certifications required for insulating roofs, floors, walls and cellars.

Our XPS centres of excellence are in Anzegem (Belgium) and Góra (Poland), part of a network of 19 production sites across Europe. That footprint supports short lead times and flexible batch sizes for both pilot series and volume production.