MA Start-Up Provides Insulation From OCC

摘要

Using technology developed at the University of Maine, Newton, Massachusetts based UltraCell Insulation is currently testing the technology that treats recycled cardboard with fire-retardent chemicals to use as insulation in homes and offices, the Boston Globe reported. With the drop in newsprint manufacturing, there is less Old Newspaper (ONP) available to use as insulation, Old Corrugated Containers (OCC) availability from households has increased, thanks in part to the boom in online commerce.