News and Resources: Links
Direct links to styrene-related information from authorities globally:
United States
- ATSDR
- EPA
- OSHA
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- FDA: “Direct Additive”
- FDA: “Indirect Additive”
- National Toxicology Program (NTP)
- NTP-CERHR
- NTP-RoC
Canada
European Union
World Health Organization
Links to styrene-related industry resources:
North America
- Styrene Information and Research Center
- American Chemistry Council’s Plastics Foodservice Packaging Group
- American Composites Manufacturer’s Association
- Canadian Plastics Industry Association
- Carpet & Rug Institute
- Emulsion Polymers Council
- EPS Molders Association
- Extruded Polystyrene Foam Association
- Foodservice and Packaging Institute
- National Marine Manufacturers Association
- The Society of the Plastics Industry
Europe
DID YOU KNOW?
Auto racetrack wall barriers padded with expanded polystyrene help save drivers’ and spectators’ lives. “I’m able to walk away from a 200-mile-an-hour hit,” driver Kurt Busch said after his car struck a padded barrier during the 2002 Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
