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Mukesh
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Types of Plastics
Plastics are no doubt a great source of cost-effective production for many daily usage products
either soap dish or cars' interior. Basically, different plastic raw materials play specific roles for 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 that's 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, pipes, 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
that's 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 from
many 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 when
in raw form but can be converted into many large products like weather-stripping car profiles and
the process involved in production of TPE 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 Thermoplastic 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 products 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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