Sail Buyers Guide: Core Materials

Core Materials

Alcan Baltek
(High Point, NC USA)
"Contourkore" & "SuperLite" end-grain, "DuraKore" strip balsa, "Airex" linear & "AirLite" crosslinked PVC foams
www.alcanbaltek.com

DIAB Group
(DeSoto, TX USA)
"Divinycell" polyvinyl &"Renicell" polycarbonate foams, "ProBalsa" endgrain balsa
www.diabgroup.com

Elliott Company of Indianapolis
(Indianapolis, IN)
"Elfoam" rigid polyisocyanurate & polyurethane
www.elliottfoam.com

General Plastics Manufacturing
(Tacoma, WA USA)
"Last-A-Foam" high density rigid polyurethane foam
www.generalplastics.com

Greenwood Products
(North Plains, OR USA)
"Tricolene" thermoplastic polyolefin foam
www.greenwoodproducts.com

Nida-Core
(St. Lucie, FL USA)
Polypropylene honeycomb with polyester bonding scrims, foam-filled honeycomb
www.nida-core.com

Plascore
(Zeeland, MI USA)
Alum., Nomex & polypropylene honeycombs
www.plascore.com

Poly Flex/Thermo Boat
(Sidney, BC Canada)
"Multipanel" rigid high density polyurethane panels
www.thermoboat.com

SP Systems/Gurit
(Arlington Heights, IL USA)
"Core-Cell" linear polymer foam
www.gurit.com/marine

Tricel Honeycomb
(Gurnee, IL USA)
Phenolic impregnated & plain kraft fiber honeycombs
www.tricelcorp.com