InsulRecycle® Thermal Barrier

Thermal barriers of the past

• Traditionally, a thermal barrier has been a material that can minimise heat or energy transfer, to protect temperature sensitive goods.

• These barriers have been made from popular materials such as EPS (expanded poly styrene), which have been cheap and simple to construct.

• The energy required to manufacture and dispose of thermal barrier materials was never really considered.

Thermal barriers of the present

• In today’s thermal barrier market, there is focus on managing the mechanics of heat, looking more at reflection, conduction and convection risks to goods.

• With increasing costs of resources and energy, effort has been made to establish thermal barriers that are efficient to make and easy to handle.

• With an increased use of thermal barrier material for one-way transport globally, the cost of disposal at end-of-life and environmental impact of increasing landfill is now becoming of greater importance.

Thermal barriers of the future

• The next generation of thermal barrier is expected to effectively manage the mechanics of heat, while being efficient to manufacture and handle.

• It will be expected that thermal barrier materials will be made from recycled content and be recyclable itself at end-of-life, reducing environmental impact by avoiding landfill as waste.

• InsulRecycle® from Wilpak Group International is the thermal barrier innovation of the future, being a high performing and recyclable solution that is available now.