The phenolic foam is a new type of material which has excellent performance in fire-proofing and thermal insulation area.

The exceptionally high level of closed cell and the fine cell structure gives phenolic foam excellent thermal properties.Closed cell phenolic foams are the most thermally efficient insulation materials commenly available. The product is manufactured is a number of forms including blocks,continuously produced flexible faced laminate,rigid faced laminates and composite panels in addition to highly specialized applications such as fire doors and molded products.

Being based on a phenolic resin it has outstanding fire characteristics and extremely low smoke emission when exposed to a flame source and non-toxic.So it is also a green insualting foam.

Phenolic foam is used extensively in industrial heating and ventilation applications such as pipe and duct insulation.It is also used in building applications such as roofing,flooring,cavity walls,sarking and in the food processing industry for steel faced panel.(quoting from European Phenolic Foam Association )

Here bellow is a form of comparison between Phenolic Foam and other insulating materials: