Until recently, Canada's
Icynene (800/758-7325) was
the only company in North
America offering low-density
spray foam insulation to
home builders. Now, however,
a second company,
Quebec-based Demilec
(514/437-0123), has introduced
a very similar product
at a competitive price.
Demilec, Canada's largest
producer of high-density spray
polyurethane insulation, is
promoting its new low-density
foam, Sealection, through
an established network of
commercial high-densityfoam
contractors.
Demilec executive Dave
Lall says commercial highdensity-
foam contractors
asked the company to develop
a less expensive product they
could sell to residential
builders. " The residential
market is ten times the size of
the commercial market," says
Lall. "We haven't even seen
the tip of the iceberg yet."
Generic foam? Several
U.S. urethane suppliers are
also poised to enter the arena
with their own versions of the
water-blown foam. Although
officials could