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POLYFO

EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE INSULATION BOARDS

QATAR INSULATION FACTORY

PROFILE
HISTORY
AI Mana companies are one of the distinguished and
largest business group in Qatar since so many decades,
from the beginning of Qatar started its development. AI
Mana group companies are making a Significant
contribution to the businesses in Qatar in various fields.
Variety of AI Mana businesses, we have participated
rapid economic development in Qatar as a business
family. QATAR INSULATION FACTORY is one of
companies of AI Mana Trading & Industrial Company,
which is the biggest & oldest insulation manufacturing
company in Qatar,

OVERVIEW
Qatar Insulation Factory (QJF) is a 100% Qatari owned
company belongs to AI Mana Family. QJF was
established in 1985 by producing and marketing of
Thermal Insulation Boards. In the year 2001, we started
to produce Extruded Insulation Boards under the

brand name ofPOLYFOAM. QJF is covering more than

80% of the local demand of polystyrene insulation and
also exporting to Jordan, Bahrain, KSA and Dubai.
Recently we expanded our export market to India,
Lebanon, Egypt, Syria,Iraq, Hong Kong etc...
The distinction of QJF is, we use the latest technology
from USA & Europe. Our products comply with US &
European standards which are highly recommended
international standards for the heat insulation. We have
confidence in our team, who are well versed in using
latest technology and maintaining the latest updates of
the insulation manufacturing technology, which results
to provide the best quality & improved efficiency of our
product. Exceptional functional and technical expertise
coupled with extensive industry knowledge makes QJF
the ideal choice for the thermal insulations for your
building constructions. Also we use latest chemical

VISION
formulas for
standards.

achieving

properties

for required

In 2009, we are proud to mention that QJF has entered

to a new era, where the development of the business has
reached its highest..In the development of our business
started with huge demand which is increasing day by
day for our products, not only in locally but also in
overseas. The fulfilment of this demand driven us to
increase our production capacity and go for the
expansion of production
capacity with latest
technology.
As a result of the requirement of development, we have
invested for new extruder plant with all the latest
technology from USA, Italy & Germany. With our new
plant, we are well confident of facing the demand in the
market for insulation products not only in Qatar, but
also in overseas.

Provide the most effective insulation solution against

the excessive heat & conserving energy with
extended lifetime of the buildings.

MISSION
To provide the most effective insulation material to
our customers and to be known as the leading,
prominent and well established Insulation Company
not only in Qatar, but in Gul

PRODUCTS
INTRODUCTION
rigid panels is justified by the high energy demand

Producing

thermal

considered

as one of the best ways to conserve energy and to increase building life.

insulation

for airconditioning

and is

NEED FOR THERMAL I SULATION

The cost of energy and rapid increase of usage have become very high in present days. This situation has emphasized
.:the need of energy conservation

method. The concept of thermal insulation has been introduced

to reduce the cost

of energy and conserve the buildings especially in hot climate.

Thermal insulation is used for the buildings for several reasons, but all are related to the main characteristics

of

thermal insulation. Either in summer or winter, thermal insulation reduces the cost of energy In summer, thermal
insulation provides good resistance to the heat flow from roof, floor & walls and it will reduce the cost of cooling of
air conditioners.

The same way in winter, it will reduce the heat loss and reduce heating cost.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Polyfoam is extruded polystyrene boards manufactured
It is manufactured

as a closed cells by a continuous

from the best quality of general purpose polystyrene

extrusion process in accordance with international

(GPPS).

standards of

DIN (German Standard) & ASTM (American Standard). In order to achieve high standard quality, we have adopted
latest technology

This process will guarantee unique properties such as high compressive strength, good resistance to

the diffusion of water vapour and water absorption, long term performance

PRODUCT

SIZE (mm)

Polyfoam
ormal (ND)

1250 x 600

Polyfoam
Normal (HD)

1250x600

Polyfoam Super (ND)

(Fire Retardant)

J250x600

Polyfoam Super (HD)

(Fire Retardant)

1250x600

THICKNESS (rom)
20,25,30,35,40,45,
50,55,60,65,70,75,
80,85,90,95, 10O
20,25,30,35,40,45,
50,55,60,65,70,75,
80,85,90,95, 10O
20,25,30,35,40,45,
50,55,60,65,70,75,
80,85,90,95, 100
20,25,30,35,

DENSITY
KG/m3
32-35

38-45

32-35

40 45,
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50,55,60,65,70,75,
80,85,90,95, 100

N. B.: Longer Boards can be produced up to 3000 mrn on special request.

38 -45

and high insulating value.

DESCRIPTION

MAJOR
APPLICATION

Extruded Polystyrene
Rigid foam with &
without shiplap
Extruded Polystyrene
Rigid foam with high
density & compressive
strength

Roof
Wall

Extruded Polystyrene Rigid

foam with & without shiplap
& Fire Retardant Properties

Roof
Wall

Extruded Polystyrene Rigid

foam with high density &
compressive strength and
Fire Retardant Properties

Roof
Wall
Floor
Parking

Roof
WalJ
Floor
Parking Decks

SPECIFICATION
POLYFOAM NORMAL (ND) jPOLYFOAM
When tested at lOOC (50oP) in accordance
conductivity
Compressive
ASTMD

SUPER (ND)

with DIN 52612 or ASTM C 518, the thermal

of 0.028 W /rn. "K.

strength to be of 300 kPa average when tested DIN 53421 or 43 psi as per

1621-95.

Water absorption

is less than 1% when tested after 4 days of immersion

at 23C according to

ASTM D 2842 or 0.2% by vol., according to DIN 53428.

Water vapor permeability

within a range of 0.4 - 0.6 per inch when tested in accordance with

ASTM E 96-00.
Polyfoam super (ND) is specially fire retardant material under B2 building material category.

POLYFOAM NORMAL (HD) j POLYFOAM SUPER (HD)

When

tested 10C (50oP) in accordance

with DIN 52612 or ASTM C 518, the thermal

WI m. "K.

conductivity

of 0.026 - 0.027

Compressive

strength to be of 500 - 700 kPa average when tested DIN 53421 or 43 psi as per

ASTM 01621-95.
Water absorption

is less than 1% when tested after 4 days of immersion

at 23C according to

ASTM 0 2842 or 0.2% by vol., according to DIN 53428.

Water vapor permeability

within a range of 0.6 - 0.4 per inch when tested in accordance with

ASTM E96-00.
Polyfoam super (HD) is specially fire retardant material under B2 building material category.

APPLICATIONS
ROOF INSULATION
CONVENTIONAL
The conventional
waterproofing

ROOF INSTALLATION

roof insulation method is simple to apply. POLYFOAM

membrane

layer on POLYFOAM

layer is laid over the roof slab and then

and finally the gravel/terrace

slab layer.

Gravel or terrace slab

Waterproofing

POLYFOAM

Roof Slab

membrane

THE UPSIDE-DOWN ROOF CONCEPT.

Upside-down

roof concept is as simple to use as it is effective. In this method, the roofing membrane

the roof slab followed by POLYFOAM

is laid directly to

as the insulation layer with separation layer such as terrace slab with tight join

or gravel layer or reinforced in-situ concrete. This method has proved the efficiency in extensive practical tests over
the long years in the world.

Terrace Slab with tight join

POLYFOAM
Waterproofing

membrane

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UPSIDE-DOWN

ROOF
(

Gravel layer

POLYFOANI
Waterproofing

membrane

Roof Slab

IN-SITU CONCRETE LAYER

Reinforces in-situ concrete

Separation Layer

PO LYF OAM

Waterproofing

membrane

Roofslab

ADVANTAGES OF THE UPSIDE-DOWN ROOF CONCEPT

Simple application of this concept
Efficiency which is proven in most of the world countries.
The waterproofing

membrane

is protected from extreme thermal stress, high ultraviolet

exposure and from mechanical stresses occurring during construction

The life expectancy of the waterproofing
Maintenance

membrane

and subsequent

is substantially increased.

costs are Significantly reduced.

Roofing membrane

reduces temperature

variation, in the upside-down

roof

use.

APPLICATIONS
INSTALLATION
POLYFOAM

panels can be worked with conventional

wood working tools. The panels could be bound together

with hot bitumen, dispersion type structural or special adhesives. Instruction

for use and safety precautions

relating

to the adhesive must be observed.

WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE
Ensure the concrete slab is clean and fairly smooth, then membrane
surface can not be made smooth, it is required to lay a protection

can be laid directly on the slab. If the concrete

sheet below the membrane.

PROTECTION LAYER
Protection layer against the wind uplift, buoyancy and ultraviolet degradation

can either be of gravel or paving slabs.

When using pebble gravel it is necessary to use the round, washed type having a 15-30 mm size distribution,

laid

dray on a synthetic, non fabric, rot proof felt filtering layer. To determine the quantity of pebble gravel paving slabs
to be laid, it is advisable to adopt the values indicated in the following table.

POLYFOAM
Thickness / mm

50

Up to

50

Required gravel layer depth

Required paving thickness

Min.

40

65

75

80

100

65

65

70

80

50

50

SS

6S

DRAINAGE
With the normal gravel-topped

specification,

water percolates

insulation boards, until it reached the waterproofing

membrane

down through

the

where it then drains off to roof outlets. On terrace

decks, water will drain from the top surface of the terrace and POLYFOAM
draining outlet should, therefore, have a connection

the grave, over and between

and from the roof membrane.

The

at the membrane level, and at the top terrace and POLYFOAM

top surface levels. The roof slab should be sloped towards the drainage outlet. Waterproofing

membrane

properly installed around the drainage opening so that water drains off from the waterproofing
roof outlet.

should be

membrane

to the

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Paving Slab

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POLYFOAM
Waterproof
Membrane

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Gravel Layer

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POLYFOAM
Waterproofing

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15-30 mm
membrane

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- Roof Slab

Roof Slab

FLOOR INSULATION
Even at the depth of 3-4 meters, the soil temperature can reach 33C specially in Middle East. Therefore floor
insulation is very important to reduce the flow of heat through the floor to air conditioned building and this will
conserve the energy
POLYFOAM

(HD) has the special variety Forparticularly For floor insulation with;

Low thermal conductivity

High compressive strength
High resistance to water absorption

POLYFOAM

(HD) boards can be

used as a working slab

and moisture penetration

POLYFOAM (HD) can be laid over the

concrete slab also

Floor finish

1.

Floor finish

2.

Concrete screed

2.

Concrete screed

3.

Concrete slab

1.

4.

Roof membrane

5.

POLYFOAM

6.

Well compacted

(if required)

layer
soil

3.

Vapour barrier

4.

POLYFOAM

5.

Roof membrane

layer

6.

Concrete slab

7.

Well compacted

(if required)
soil

APPLICATIONS
INTERIOR WALL INSULATION
INTERIOR THERMAL INSULATION
*
*
*

Buildingwith

OF ADVANTAGE FOR THE FOLLOWING:

special exterior finish

Building with intermittent

airconditioning

Insulation for existing buildings

For the internal lining POLYFOAM

can be used either with the help of adhesives or by mechanical fasteners.

Internal lining can be covered either by gypsum plaster boards or by wire mesh fixed with fastener and normal plaster.
Structural Wall

POLYFOAM

Mesh & Normal

Plaster or Gypsum plasterboard

CAVITY WALL INSULATION

Cavity wall insulation is of advantage where an exterior brick finish is required, and for both periodically
permanently

airconditioned

buildings.

Interior Plaster
Structural wall (usually bricks).
The wall should be smooth and clean
POLYFOAM
Outer brick wall and inner wall are connected
with wall ties or bonded along the board joints
with a suitable adhesive

Wall ties
Concrete slab

and

'TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
PROPERTIES
Ihe properties ofPOLYFOAM

on page (13) are average figures obtained by ASTM & DIN

test procedures.

1. THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
Due to its homogeneous
composition

structure

and high resistance to water & vapour diffUSion, the change in the cell gas

is retarded by the above construction,

thus aging phenomenon

This

of 0.03 W / mOK at 40C mean temperature.

leads to a stable, long term, low thermal conductivity

Relation of thermal conductivity

is slowed down tremendously.

against temperature,

0.050
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0.040

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0.030

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0.027
0.016

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15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

MEAN TEMPERATURE C

2. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
111e compressive strength of thermal insulation materials is determined

by short term standard test methods. The

data given in the table refer to a deflection of 10% or yield value within 10% deflection. For structural applications
involving continuous

high compressive load, not uniform loads of high temperature,

safety factor in design stress levels should be provided

reduced at higher temperatures

but the mechanical

to minim.ize deformation

properties

while designing, an adequate

with time. These values are

are not affected adversely at lower temperatures

down to -40C

3. FIRE BEHAVIOUR
POLYFOAM

SUPER extruded polysterene panels contains a flame retardant material, it is classified as B2 building

material when tested in accordance with DIN 4102.

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TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
4. RESISTANCE TO WATER AND VAPOUR PENETRATION
POLYFOAM

absorbs negligible amounts ofwater because of its structure which consist of small size closed cells

and outer foam. skin of denser material on both sides.Therefore

humidity and high ambient temperatures

POLYFOAM

will remain dry in the high relative

of the Middle East

S. CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
'POLYFOAM

is stable and has good resistance to acids basis, cold bitumen, silicon oil. But is unstable to tars,

organic solvents, hydrocarbon

gasoline and oil based paints.

6. CUTTING AND FIXING

POLYFOAM

can be easily cut with wood working tools and can also be cut by hot wire and can be bonded with

suitable hot bitumen and with special adhesive suitable for polysterene foams.

7. STORAGE AND HANDLING

POLYFOAM should be stored in a clean flat area and kept away from open flames and other sources of ignition.
When longer outdoor storage is forces, boards must be protected from ultra violet light by covering with brightly
collored plastic sheets properly anchored down against 'wind effect

SPECIAL PRODUCTS
BLOCK INSERT (MOULDED INSULATION INSERT)
POLYFOAM

Block inserts are a special product,

coming with a special shape for insulating cement block

bricks. These insulated cement blocks can accommodate

insulation

(except

many walls in a home. The cores are filled with

for those cells required structural steel reinforcing and concrete inhll), which raises the

average wall R value. The better concrete

masonry

units reduce the area of connecting

webs as much as

possible.
111ehollow cores of cement blocks can be accommodated
With this pre-insulated

with POLYFOAM

block bricks, the building construction

Block

In ert.

is simple, just staking the blocks. There is no

need of insulating the wall separately.

Block Inserts basically coming with Extruded or Expanded Polystyrene insulations. Based on the properties of
each insulation material, block inserts can be selected.

DIMENSIONS (L x W x T) (rnm)
400x200x75
400x200x60

SPECIFICATIONS OF
POLYFOAM
PROPERTY

Density range

POLYFOAM
Norma1(ND)

POLYFOAM
Super(ND)
Fire Retardant

POLYFOAM
Norma1(HD)

POLYFOAM
Super(HD)
Fire Retardant

Kg/ml
Lb/&J

32-35
2-2.2

32-35
2.4-2.8

38-45
2.4-2.8

38-45
2.4-2.8

W/m.ok

0.Q28

0.Q28

STANDARD

UNIT

DIN 53420
ASTMD 1622
DIN 52612
DIN 52616

Thermal Conductivity at 10C (50F)

Mean temparature of test

0.027 - 0.026

0.027 - 0.026

Mean temperature 23.9C (7SOF)

ASTM C 177-97 or
ASTM C 518-98

Btu-ln/Ft'hOF

0.20

0.20

0.19-0.18

0.19-0.18

Compressive strength at 10%deflection

DIN 53421
ASTMD 1621-95

kPa
psi

300
43

300
43

500 -700
70- 100

500-700
70100

DIN 53428
ASTM D 2842
(I %by 1'01. precision)

% by Vol
% by Vol

0.2
,,-I

,,-I

0.2

0.2
<1

0.2
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100200

100200

150220

150-220

perm inch

0.40.6

0.40.6

0.60.4

0.60.4

20kPa,80nC
type 2.8 psi
176F
40kPa70"C
Type
5.6 psi, 158F

WD
WS

WD
WS

WD
WS

WD

"C
of

70x 10.6
39 x 106

70 x 106
39 x to 6

70x 10'('
39 x 106

70x 10.6
39 X 106

< 0.2

<0.2

< 0.2

< 0.2

BI

B2

BI

B2

5
165

5
165

5
165

5
165

POLYFOAM
Norma1(ND)
DCIUity
(32-35) 'm

S~
FiR
t
D~ kgj'm'
(32-35

Water absorption by submersion

Water vapour diffusion resistance factor

OJ

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"Vater vapour permeability

52165

ASTME9600

Heat stability / compressive creep

DIN 18164

Linear coefficient of thermal

(1pansion and contractJ~l1
Heat soaking condition

DIN 52328

Irreversible dimensional variation

(Result of laboratory test with
temperature changes up to 60C (140F)
Fire Classification

011 4102 (BuJding

WS

Material class)
Underwrites Laboratory (UL)
classification according to ASTM-E 84
standard test method for surface
bu.rnin~ characteristics ofbuiJding
materia s under designation
ASTM C 57895

Flame spread
smoke developed
for max. 4 pcf
density and 4" max
thickness

APPLICATIO

POLYFO~

Concrete Flat Roofs & Steep Roofs

./

./

Metal Roofs

./

./

Exterior Walls

./

./

CavityWalJs

./

./

POLYFOAM
Norma1(HD)
Dauity
(38-45)kg/m'

POLYFO~
S~
Fire

D~ kglm'
(38-45

Floors

./

./

Cold Store Floors

./

./

Ice Ranks

./

./

Packing Decks

./

./

Airport Runways & 'Transport Routes

./

./

./

Cold Store Walls

./

Sandwich Panel & Concrete Precast

./

./

DIMENSION OF POLYFOAM
Length (mm)

1250 to 3500

Width (mrn)

600

Thickness (mrn)

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N. B.:Thicknesses more that 100 rnm can be arranged on special request.

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QATAR INSULATION

FACTORY

Branch of AI Mana Trading & Industrial Co.

Tel.:44680755 - 44582326 Fax:+974 - 44582276
P.O. Box: 33045 Doha - Qatar
Website: www.qatar-insulation.com
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