If you regularly purchase foam products or haven’t in a while and see what things cost today, you have probably experienced some sticker shock. Well, shock may be an understatement. And, no, it’s not because Hibco or anyone else is trying to gouge you. The Foam Plastics industry is facing an unprecedented “perfect storm” of…
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Hibco went into action. Our goal was to answer the call to help wherever, whenever we were needed, and we ended up adding shifts to keep up with the demand for a variety of products to be used for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). In the four months since, our focus…
Helping communities and people in crisis has always been part of Hibco’s DNA, and while we’re taking the call seiously to protect our employees and families, we also decided we cannot sit and wait for things to pass. People, like healthcare professionals and first responders, need help, and when calls started to come in for…
The definition of “hydrophilic” is: having a tendency to mix with, dissolve in, or be wetted by water. When you bring that definition over into the foam plastics world, then it simply means a foam that can be used to absorb liquids. Isn’t that the definition of a sponge? Sure, but hydrophilic foams go a step further…