Honeywell was granted a patent for strong, lightweight thermoplastic foam.

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    "patent_abstract": "Disclosed are extruded foam comprising an extruded thermoplastic, closed-cell foam having at least a first surface and comprising: (i) thermoplastic polymer cell walls formed by an extrusion step, with the walls being comprised of at least about 0.5% by weight of ethylene furanoate moieties and optionally one or more co-monomer moieties; (ii) blowing agent contained in at least a portion of said closed cells; and a material different than said thermoplastic, closed-cell foam attached to and/or integral with at least a portion of said first foam surface.",
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