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Mukesh

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Types of Plastics

Plastics are no doubt a g reat source of cost-effective production for many daily usage products

either soap dish or carsinterior. Basically, different plastic raw materials play specific roles f or the

production of products according to needs. Some of these plastic raw materials are highly

moldable, some have capability to disposed-off and remaining are considered as so reliable

materials. Hence, every material has functionality that creating difference between each other.

Here, I multiplied some of the plastic raw materials I found most commonly used in our routine

products.

ABS

ABS or Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene founded as one of the useful light weight plastic raw

materials on this planet. There is a versatile range of products made up of ABS materials and

supposed as powerful, so some of them are pipe systems, musical instruments, automotive

components & parts, medical devices, personal safety products and shock absorbers. According to

TradeFord.com Importer page, France, USA, Hong Kong, Italy and Japan are the leading importers

for ABS Materials.

EPS

Expanded Polystyrene or EPS is one of the major plastic raw material can be seen in many routine

products. It has maximum disposability thats why it is mostly founded as disposable shaving

razors, cups, lids, electronics packaging and hard CD covers. EPS is one of the plastic raw

materials found in the form of grains and can easily be converted into finished goods via injection

molding processes.

EVA

EVA Slippers are considered as one of the most comfortable footwear to be worn. Basically, EVA

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stands for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate and it is a plastic raw material mostly used in shoes. It is famous

among shoe makers because of its flexibility, comfortable behavior, softness and shock

absorbance. EVA mostly found in the form of milky liquid chemicals and it is mostly found in finished

products like hot-melt adhesives, cleats, glues and rubber foam.

HDPE

HDPE or High Density Polyethylene found mostly in the form of granules and it can be converted

into finished products through different easy processes like injection molding. HDPE raw material

has varied through different shapes like crystals, granules, grains and powder. HDPE can be seen

as finished product in bottles & caps, food containers, ballistic plates, backpacking frames, folding

chairs, folding tables, plastic bags, water pipes and it is considered as one of the highly recyclables

as compared to other plastic raw materials.

HIPS

High Impact Polystyrene is recyclable, disposable and healthy plastic used most in medical

devices, medical disposables and other personal hygiene products. HIPS as one of the highly

impacted plastic raw materials provides durability and found mostly in grain form as a raw material.


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LDPE

Low Density Polyethylene or LDPE was most usable plastic raw materials for many products but its

usage is banned for some finished products but not completely. LDPE can be purchased in

granular form and it is used as medical disposables and medicine vials. It was banned as plastic

shopping bags because they normally caused drainage problems.

LLDPE

LLDPE or Linear Low Density Polyethylene can be considered as one of the lowest quality of

plastic raw materials but its usage differentiates it clearly from LDPE. In 2009, the world market of

LLDPE reached to 17 Billion GBPs. LLDPE mostly found in crystalline form as a raw material and it

can be used for many commercial and residential applications like stretch wrap, plastic bags,

pouches, toys, lids, p ipes, geomembranes and cable covers.

LLDPE Granules

PA

PA or Polyamide can be seen in many textile products, carpets, sportswear and cushions as a liner

called nylon. PA is a plastic raw material mostly found in its molecular form and can be obtained

through many online resources for finished goods productions. PA has extreme strength that made

it durable for any type of clothing.




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PBT

Poly butylene Terephthalate or PBT is one of the commonest plastic raw materials that belong to

the family of thermoplastic polymers. It has toughest nature so it is mostly used as showerheads,

hair irons, plug connectors, automotive door handles.

PC

Polycarbonate is one of the casual thermoplastic polymers mostly seen as the finished products

like electronic components, building materials, security components, fashion accessories and

DVDs & CDs. Polycarbonate can be easily molded and thermoformed so it is found in different

fields of life. China is one of the largest producers for polycarbonate consumer products.




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PET

PET is short form of Poly Ethylene Terephthalate which is common thermoplastic resin used to

produce various consumer and non-consumer goods like bottles, feeders, containers and various

storage boxes. It is highly recyclable plastic raw material and found mostly in resin form that can be

converted into finished goods via injection molding production processes.

PMMA

Poly Methyl Methacrylate or PMMA is used to describe an art because this is a crystal

thermoplastic raw material. PMMA can be seen in many innovative and artistic products like key

chains, airplane models, acrylic glass and much more. PMMA mostly found in the form of crystals,

grains, granules and these can be purchased from various Chinese suppliers.

POM

Poly Oxy Methylene or POM is not so common plastic raw materials but it has some lacks that

make it degraded than others. It is mostly used in big industries like mechanical gears, sliding

elements, insulators, bobbins, vehicle tanks, zippers and bagpipes. POM is not recyclable and so

sensitive on oxidation and acids that s why it is degraded from many major applications.




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PP

PP or Polypropylene is the largest used plastic raw material can be seen in many applications of

life like packaging, labeling, lids, furniture, bottles, cans, containers and much more. It is recyclable

thats why it is common in all sorts of industries. It is found so useful for storing foods because

considered as one of the healthiest packaging ever.

PS

PS or Polystyrene, we formerly defined its sub categories EPS and HIPS. Polystyrene is contented

for many disposable product productions like beverage bottles, toothbrushes, shaving razors and

plastic glass. It is one of the thermoplastic polymers founded mostly in the form of granules frommany Chinese suppliers.




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PTFE

Poly-Tetra-Fluoro-Ethylene or PTFE is only the plastic raw material used for coating the non-stick

frying pans and it is commonly known as Teflon. It is considered as most important because of its

burn resistant quality. PTFE usually available in the form of chemical coating that can be

purchased through various online PTFE suppliers.

PVC

PVC is so common type of plastic raw material chemically named as .Poly Vinyl Chloride/. PVC is

one of the helpful resources to recycle the usable products and disposed-off the disposable

products. PVC can be obtained in many forms from granules to crystals and powder. China is one

of the largest importers for PVC raw materials across the globe.

TPE or TPR

TPE stands for Thermoplastic Elastomers. Some people call it as Thermoplastic Rubber or TPR

because it has some straining qualities like rubbers. Basically, they are tiny pieces of rubbers whenin raw form but can be converted into many large products like weather-stripping car profiles and

the process involved in production of T PE finished products are injection molding and compression

molding.




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TPU

TPU is one of the most common types of plastics also known as T hermoplastic Polyurethane. It is

thermoplastic polymer used in many applications like caster wheels, medical devices, power tools,

sports items, footwear, films & sheets and much more. There are so many processes involved to

form this plastic raw material into finished goods like injection molding and hot-melt press.

Now, plastics play vital role in our routine lives from daily use p roducts to airplane interiors, car

models to toys and building structures to home appliances; approximately everything is converted

into the global village of plastics.

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