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We offer several more environmentally
friendly alternatives to the "Foamed PVC" products.
Foamed PVC will give off very toxic "dioxins" when incinerated
for waste for disposal. Please look at the top table below
for environmental impact data and the table below that for a chart
of available sizes.
All of the products below are used for similar applications. They are all suitable for vinyling and most types of digital and screen printing although the Forex Smart - Polystyrene requires inks formulated for that media. All are suitable for internal use but some are more suitable for long-term external use.
KEY: COST FACTOR: compares the prices roughly against 100. Obviously if you buy one sheet of 1 and 10 sheets of another the comparison is still true but the prices may have to change.
THE GREEN FACTOR: shows which we consider best and worst with the worst being 5.
PRODUCT TYPE
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MATERIAL |
DENSITY |
COST FACTOR |
GREEN FACTOR |
NOTES |
| X-Board |
Unique strong core of recycled wood fibre board surfaced with recycled White paper both sides. |
under test |
10 |
1 |
These are made from recycled sugar cane fibre and waste board surfaced with a white recycled paper. After use they can be disposed of in the paper disposal bin and then repulped and used again. This is called cradle to cradel eco-friendly technology. |
| Forex Smart |
Strong dense Foamed Polystyrene core with flat bright White Polystyrene surfaces both sides. |
0.2 and rigid |
13 |
3 |
Its simple. These boards are not made of PVC so liberate no Dioxins. They are a lot lighter so not for windy places but OK for internal signs and displays and great for bright prints. |
| Foam X |
Strong dense Foam Polyurethane core with flat paper surfaces both sides. |
0.55 |
5 |
3 |
These board are not made of PVC and so are liberate no Dioxins. The tough Polyurethane core with paper surface allows a very economic alternative to PVC for internal use. The paper surfaces are ideal for superb printability. |
| Standard PVC Foam |
Strong dense Foamed PVC core with flat white & coloured PVC surfaces both sides. |
0.5 - 0.7 |
21 |
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These are traditional PVC foamed boards and have good strength and printability. When they are disposed of by incineration they give off "Dioxins" one of the most toxic of chemicals known to man. We can stop this and at zero cost. |
| Forex PVC Foam |
Strong dense Foamed PVC core with flat white & coloured PVC surfaces both sides. |
0.43 |
14 |
5 |
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