Commodity plastics or commodity polymers are plastics produced in high volumes for applications such as packaging, food containers, and household products, including both disposable products and durable goods. In contrast to engineering plastics, commodity plastics tend to be inexpensive to produce and exhibit relatively weak mechanical properties. Widely used commodity plastics include polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Products made from commodity plastics include disposable plates, disposable cups, photographic and magnetic tape, clothing, reusable bags, medical trays, and seeding trays.[2]
Further reading
- Engineering plastics
- High performance plastics
- Haugan, Harold W. Fantastic Plastics—Welcome Aboard (Exposition Press Books, 1974)
References
- ↑ "Plastics - the Facts 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ↑ Kaiser, Wolfgang (2011). Kunststoffchemie für Ingenieure: Von der Synthese bis zur Anwendung. Carl Hanser. p. 439. ISBN 978-3-446-43047-1.
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Plastics processing |
- Injection moulding
- Plastic extrusion
- Blow molding
- Film blowing
- Thermoforming
- Compression molding
- Calendering
- Transfer molding
- Laminating
- Fiberglass molding
- Pultrusion
- Plastic welding
- Filament winding
- Solvent bonding
- Vacuum forming
- Rotational molding
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Products | Plastics industry segments |
- Commodity plastics
- Construction
- Engineering plastics
- Geosynthetics
- High-performance plastics
- Nurdle
- Category:Plastics applications
- Plasticulture (Agriculture)
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Specific goods |
- Blister pack
- Chairs
- Packaging film
- Bottles
- Bags
- Cutlery
- Shopping bags
- Foam food containers
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Environment and health | |
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Plasticizers: Phthalates |
- DIBP
- DBP
- BBP (BBzP)
- DIHP
- DEHP (DOP)
- DIDP
- DINP
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Monomers |
- Bisphenol A (BPA, in Polycarbonates)
- Vinyl chloride (in PVC)
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Health issues |
- Teratogen
- Carcinogen
- Endocrine disruptor
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Polymer fume fever
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Pollution |
- Plastic pollution
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- Persistent organic pollutant
- Dioxins
- List of environmental health hazards
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Regulations | |
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Waste |
- Plastic pollution
- Garbage patch
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- Persistent organic pollutant
- Dioxins
- List of environmental health hazards
- Plastic recycling
- Biodegradable plastic
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