Gwangju DK Board Co., Ltd. Launches Fire-Resistant Styrofoam 'DK Board-X'

Successful Joint Research and Development with HDC Hyundai EP

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] A company in the Gwangju area has attracted attention by developing a fire-resistant semi-noncombustible performance Styrofoam insulation material.

DK Board Co., Ltd. (CEO Han Gap-ho) recently launched the ‘fire-resistant Styrofoam insulation material’ DK Board-X, which secured semi-noncombustibility with a single material (core material).

DK Board-X is a semi-noncombustible Styrofoam insulation material optimized for the revised subordinate regulation of the amended Building Act, “Performance Test Method for Building Finishing Materials,” which passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 26th of last month. It was created by securing core technology that can uniformly apply a special flame retardant liquid to the foam particles.

DK Board explained, “The uniform coating technology increases fusion strength, enhances insulation effect, and improves excellent workability and semi-noncombustible performance in on-site construction.”

In particular, DK Board-X was recognized as an “eco-friendly water-based” product that minimizes the emission of formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which commonly occur in organic building finishing materials.

Compared to some phenolic foam insulation materials recently found to exceed the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s notification standard of 0.015 mg/㎡h for formaldehyde emissions by up to nine times, DK Board-X is an eco-friendly insulation material with “formaldehyde FREE” emitting less than 0.001 mg/㎡h.

Moreover, DK Board-X is regarded as a unique product in the related industry because it was achieved through joint research with HDC Hyundai EP Ulsan PS Research Institute, which launched the highly flame-retardant foamed polystyrene product ‘Double Pol,’ based on DK Board Co., Ltd.’s differentiated technology and know-how.

Han Gap-ho, CEO of DK Board Co., Ltd., said, “Developing semi-noncombustible Styrofoam over more than ten years was not easy, but we were able to create DK Board and DK Board-X with a sense of mission to develop building materials that protect human life and safety.” He added, “We will continue to devote ourselves to making better products that can safely protect the lives of the people from fire.”

Meanwhile, DK Board Co., Ltd. will participate in the ‘2021 Gwangju Kyunghyang Housing Fair’ held at the Gwangju Kim Dae-jung Convention Center from the 1st to the 4th of next month. Visitors can directly check the mass-produced semi-noncombustible insulation material DK Board-X suitable for the core material test method.

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