RC India

Having told by few fliers that EPP Foam is not available in India, I did some digging and found

http://www.kknag.com/exp_polypropylene.htm

They are manufacturers of EPP Foam, based in Pune and offices/factories across the country. I talked to their main office and they confirmed they are manufacturing EPP foam. I am trying to get contacts of local Distributor/Dealers of their product in Bangalore

http://www.adppl.com/inner.asp  --> Products --> HIPS --> Bio Foam

They manufacture Bio Foam

Old Timers, please do share pointers if you are already have some, which would save our energy!

-Ujjwal

Update for EPP Foam: SS Nag replied to me. Unfortunately they supply in bulk (may be spin the product on order). We have to spend over 3.1 Lacks to have foam directly from them!

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 3:49 PM, <sramesh@kknag.com> wrote:

<Snip>

    Quoting KKNAG-INFO <info@kknag.com>:

    Dear Mr. Ujjwal

    We can supply you standard EPP block of Size 700 mm X 1200 mm X 100 mm at 30 GPL density.  The cost of Each block is Rs. 3100 + 8.24% ED + ST 12.5% + Freight.
    Minimum quantity is 100 blocks.

    You may be in touch with my colleagues Mr. H.R.Lakshmeesha 9379403882 or Mr. S.Chandrasekar at 9341436445.

    Best regards

    S.Ramesh
    General Manager Marketing
    K.K.Nag Ltd

</snip>

I am seeking any retailers who buy from them. Crossing my fingers.

HI folks,

I'm from Auckland NZ and looking for good source of EPP sheets. Anybody who can help?
Cheers
Cai

HI guys .. i have a great news for all the builders here.. i did a little of research in foams recently.. i came across this awesome high density foam which is much denser and stronger than depron. And the best part, its available in bangalore. Its called blue styrofoam xps. And its actually really cheap jus 350 bucks for 4 feet by 5 feet sheet of 1 inch thickness...

Infact its chemical name is Extruded polystyrene. It is more sturdy than depron and much cheaper than it. The only cons are:
1. The minimum thickness available in market is 25mm(this is in Kolkata, people from other cities might get sheets of thickness less than 25mm available in retail but it is very unlikely).
2. Secondly, i am not completely sure but i had read somewhere that while sanding it, the fine particles that are produced is harmful to the lungs.

its bad if u inhale any thermocole.. dude its plastic afterall..

You can contact Raj from EPPIndia. I think they have good stock of EPP foam and they are Bangalore based.
I have brought some epp foam sheets from them few weeks ago.

All the below are the one and the same. Just different names.
What matters is the density !!

Chemical Name: EXTRUDED Polystrene (XPS)
Traditional Name: Pink or Blue Foam
Common or Trade Name: Styrofoam (of DOW)
Hobby Name: Depron, Cellfoam (all these are XPS specifically for the hobby)

Traditional Blue Foam of around 32kg/m3 is considered as benchmark for modelling.

@shadman_alam
could you please post the contact / location of this source (blue foam).
Any idea on the density ?

EPP is available in Bangalore.
Contact Raju (EPPIndia)

http://www.rcindia.org/rc-outlets-and-resellers/epp-foam-sheets-in-india/

yea sure.. there is a shop at JC ROAD its called AA Associates .. no- 9845039850
the density is expected to be 32kg/mcube .. i ll let u kno the exact detail asap.. i m too excited .. lol..
 but u shud read these
http://www.barrule.com/Workshop/images/info/foams/