PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The cladding panels used on the exterior of Malaysia's pension fund building in Selangor that caught fire on Tuesday (Feb 13) were made of "polystyrene foam" ...

More than half of council tower blocks in Bristol have flammable polystyrene cladding which will be removed after a fire last month. Removing the cladding could take a decade and fire safety experts ...

Expanded and extruded polystyrene foam has been used in a variety of applications for several decades, and for nearly as long recycling advocates have tried to explore methods to recycle the material.

Lightweight and versatile, molded polystyrene foam is a commercial building material that despite being commonly used remains somewhat misunderstood. Frequently identified by the misnomer Styrofoam, ...