Quality- Environmental Management Policy

 

Within the framework of a client-oriented strategy and based on quality assurance, in Styropan we develop and apply a Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with ISO 9001:2015. Thus, we are able to successfully conform to the international quality standards.

 

Our products meet the demands as dictated by the European Standards. The product conformity evaluation is performed according to the ΕΝ 13172 and based on external and internal controls and Factory Production Control – FPC in accordance with the EN 13163 for expanded polystyrene and with the EN 13164 for extruded polystyrene. The internal controls involve the thermal conductivity and resistance coefficient measurements, the mechanical strength measurements (compaction, bending, tension), the dimension measurements (length, width, thickness, rectangularity, flatness) and the reaction to fire.

 

 

Each package label bears the product designation code where all that technical information accompanying the product are mentioned and allow the buyer to evaluate its suitability for each construction application.

 

 

Respecting the environment and with the long-term goal of contributing to sustainable development, Styropan implements an Environmental Management system certified according to the ISO 14001: 2015 standard. The system ensures that at all stages of the production process of its products, the use of natural resources is minimized, the burden on the atmosphere is reduced as much as possible and significant amounts of energy are saved.

In parallel with the Environmental Management system, recycling is an integral part of the strategy in the direction of environmental protection. Either by recycling the polystyrene foam that results from the creation of thermal insulation boards and re-introducing it with the appropriate techniques in the production unit or by acting as a collection point for used polystyrene products by third parties (individuals, companies, cooperatives) to be recycled as raw material for the production of new Styropan polystyrene products.

An important step towards this direction was the development and publication of EPDs, in 2023, for the complete range of STYROPAN GRAPHITE EPS, white STYROPAN EPS and extruded STYROPAN XPS products.

EPDs are available at the The International EPD System public domain, where they were published after independent verification.

WHAT AN EPD IS;

EPD stands for Environmental Product Declaration that reports the environmental performance of a product. More specifically, it is considered as the most comprehensive assessment of the environmental impact of a product, based on its Life Cycle Assessment, beginning at Raw Material extraction to End of Life disposal. EPD provides detailed, transparent, comparable and verified information about the environmental footprint of products, in accordance with international standards ISO14025:2006 and EN 15804:2012+A2:2019, relevant to construction products.

Information contained in the EPDs is verified by an independent third-party verifier and if found in compliance with international standards, it can be published to the public domain via The International EPD System.

Third-party verification and certification make EPDs valued as one of the most reliable sources regarding the sustainability and environmental friendliness of products, which alongside with impartial standardized and comparable information are useful tools for designers, manufacturers and the end users.

Product-specific EPDs are fully credited by environmental certification systems such as LEED, BREEAM, etc. offering a competitive advantage to holders and end-users focusing on green building thus sustainable development.

 

 

You can view and download STYROPAN's EPDs at the following links in .pdf format:

 

 

For more detailed information about EPDs, visit the corresponding blog article

Being committed to contributing to sustainable development and reducing the environmental burden of plastics, Styropan is a member of the Operation Clean Sweep program.

Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) is an international program designed to prevent the loss of plastic granules (pellets, flakes and powders) during handling by the various entities in the plastics value chain and their release into the environment.

More specifically, Styropan applies the required practices at all stages of its production process, from the receipt and unpacking of raw materials to the distribution of final products in the form of thermal insulation boards and packaging boxes in the network of its partners, so that to minimize the leakage of plastic micro-substances into the environment.