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Environmental and packaging regulations are the EPS Expo 2003
05/08/2003
on August 5, 2003
The latest edition of the annual meeting of manufacturers of expanded polystyrene (EPS Expo) has focused on the environment and in the regulation of packaging and wrapping their most outstanding papers. The meeting was held in New Orleans (United States) and was roganizado by the American of recycling of packaging foam (AFPR) Association.
As reported by the Spanish Association of EPS ANAPE, between the conferences presented during the meeting highlighted one dedicated to the evolution of the market of the EPS, affected by the displacement of the producers of consumption towards Asian countries. The same ANAPE took part in a chat about regulations and international laws of containers and packaging.
Another prominent conferences was that of Paul Arch of Nova Chemicals, who presented new developments of EPS with a very low content of expansive agent, pentane. This development, still in preliminary stage, shows clearly as to the EPS industry seeks environmental advantages.
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