The strongest growth for foamed plastics in the U.S. will be for polyolefins

摘要

At 3.8% annually from a base of 136,000 tonnes (300 million lb) in 2001, concludes an about-to-be-released study from BCC. While this category includes both polyethylenes and polypropylene, the big action is in crosslinked polyethylene foam, especially in leisure and sports items, says BCC.