Foam Board

Foam board environmental considerations and information

Foam Board is generally a composite of foam core with light paper facings. Core material and paper facings provide Foam Board with varying performance characteristics to suit the application.

Various sizes and thicknesses of Foam Board are available from 3mm to 20mm

Virgin materials are generally used for the production of Foam Board

Points to consider when selecting Foam board

Reduce with foam board

Foam Board is a lightweight material, helping keep the weight of displays down and is similar in weight to Ultra Board

Re-use of foam board

Foam Board is not generally re-used.

Recycle and recycle-ability of foam board

Recycling Foam Board can be difficult as it is a composite material and it is difficult to separate the different materials for recycling

Like Ultra Board, Foam Board is lightweight and if it needs to go to landfill after use the landfill tax can be kept to a minimum.