The west of Belgium is well known historically for of its flax/linen industry. The Seurynck family was also active in this sector and its original business was processing flax into linen. As flax-processors, they were already familiar with the properties and potentials of steam and water, which are also the principal ingredients in EPS technology. Economic shifts made the switch to polystyrene foam production a logical follow on. Seuropak became a fact.