A History of Plastics:

A concise history of plastics from its brith in 1862 with the invention of Parkesine.

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Additives:

An over view of the role that additives play in the production of plastic and a look at the main additives.

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Polymers:

An A-Z of polymers and a look at the two main types, thermosets and thermoplastics.

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Plastics Applications:

Some of the main applications for plastics including construction, automotive and aerospace

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Plastics Processes:

The 25 main processing technologies, including detailed animations.

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Plastic Testing

Testing plays a critical role in the life cycle of a polymer, from the raw material to the compound through to the semi-finished and finished product..

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Polymer Prices

Information on price trends of the key commodity poymers

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Sustainable Manufacturing in Plastics Processing

This Initiative has been created to showcase the UK as global leaders of sustainable manufacturing in plastics processing.

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Energy Management

Energy costs are rising and there is no reason to believe that they will decrease in the future.

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Construction

The Construction sector is the second highest user of plastics after packaging.

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Plastics Standards

A guide to the main standards associated with the Plastics Industry.

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Bio-based and Degradable Plastics:

A look at alternatives to conventional oil and gas-based plastics.

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Polymer Study Tours

These 4 day residential courses are designed for teachers.

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Downloadable Buyers Guides

Download our 11 Buyers Guides for free, listing all our member companies, and contact details.

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Plastics Abbreviations:

Overview of the 100 plus plastics abbreviations.

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Plastics Translations:

All the key industry terms in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.

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Plastbook

The web's largest online network of plastics professionals (external link)

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