New shipping rule adds to EPS costs.

The article reports that the changes to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code effective January 1, 2014 added to the cost of expandable polystyrene (EPS) resin prices. Topics discussed include the requirement for EPS resin to be shipped in either a ventilated container, a container with one door removed or with an open top and the International Maritime Organization-implemented change to address concerns about the flammability of pentane used as a blowing agent to cause EPS to foam.