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Abbreviation of plastic materials
  • AAGR - AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
  • ABA - ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-ACRYLATE
  • ABS - ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE COPOLYMER
  • ABS - ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM
  • ACM - ACRYLIC ACID ESTER RUBBER
  • ACS - ACRYLONITRILE-CHLORINATED PE-STYRENE
  • ADA - AMINO DODECANOIC ACID
  • AES - ACRYLONITRILE-ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE-STYRENE
  • AMMA - ACRYLONITRILE-METHYL METHACRYLATE
  • AN - ACRYLONITRILE
  • ANSI - AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE
  • AO - ANTIOXIDANT
  • APET - AMORPHOUS POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
  • API - ADDITION-REACTION POLYIMIDES
  • APP - ATACTIC POLYPROPYLENE
  • AS - ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
  • ASA - ACRYLIC-STYRENE-ACRYLONITRILE.
  • ASTM - AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
  • ATH - ALUMINIUM TRIHYDRATE
  • AZ(O) - AZODICARBONAMIDE
  • BM - BLOW MOLDING
  • BMC - BULK MOLDING COMPOUNDS
  • BMI - BISMALEIMIDE
  • BO - BIAXIALLY-ORIENTED (FILM)
  • BOPP - BIAXIALLY-ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE
  • BR - BUTADIENE RUBBER
  • BS BUTADIENE STYRENE RUBBER
  • CA - CELLULOSE ACETATE
  • CAB - CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE
  • CAD - COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
  • CAE - COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING
  • CAM - COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING
  • CAP - CELLULOSE ACETATE PROPIONATE
  • CAP - CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING
  • CBA - CHEMICAL BLOWING AGENT
  • CF - CRESOL FORMALDEHYDE
  • CFA - CHEMICAL FOAMING AGENT
  • CFC - CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
  • CFR - CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
  • CHDM - CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL
  • CIM - COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
  • CN - CELLULOSE NITRATE
  • COP - COPOLYESTER
  • COPA - COPOLYAMIDE
  • COPE - COPOLYESTER
  • CP - CELLULOSE PROPIONATE
  • CPE - CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE
  • CPET - CRYSTALLINE POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
  • CPI - CONDENSATION-REACTION POLYIMIDES
  • CPP - CAST POLYPROPYLENE
  • CPVC - CHLORINATED POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
  • CR - CHLOROPRENE RUBBER
  • CS - CASEIN
  • CSA - CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION
  • CSD - CARBONATED SOFT DRINK
  • CTA - CELLULOSE TRIACETATE
  • CTFE - POLYMONOCHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE.
  • CVD - CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
  • DABCO - DIAZOBICYCLOOCTANE
  • DAM - DAYS AFTER MANUFACTURE
  • DAM - DIALLYL MALEATE
  • DAP - DIALLYL PHTHALATE
  • DCPD - DICYCLOPENTADIENE
  • DDA - DO DECANOIC ACID
  • DE - DIOTAMACEOUS EARTH
  • DEA - DIELECTRIC ANALYSIS
  • DETDA - DIETHYLTOLUENEDIAMINE
  • DMA - DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS
  • DMT - DIMETHYL ESTER OF TEREPHTHALATE
  • DSC - DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING ANALYSIS
  • DTUL - DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE UNDER LOAD
  • DWV - DRAIN, WASTE, VENT (PIPE GRADE)
  • EAA - ETHYLENE ACRYLIC ACID
  • EB - ELECTRON BEAM
  • EBA - ETHYLENE BUTYL ACRYLATE
  • EC - ETHYL CELLULOSE
  • ECTFE - ETHYLENE-CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE COPOLYMER
  • EEA - ETHYLENE-ETHYL ACRYLATE
  • EG - ETHYLENE GLYCOL
  • EMA - ETHYLENE-METHYL ACRYLATE
  • EMAA - ETHYLENE METHACRYLIC ACID
  • EMAC - ETHYLENE-METHYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER
  • EMC - ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
  • EMI - ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
  • EMPP - ELASTOMER MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE
  • EnBA - ETHYLENE NORMAL BUTYL ACRYLATE
  • EP - EPOXY RESIN, ALSO ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE
  • EPA - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  • EPDM - ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE TERPOLYMER RUBBER
  • EPM - ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE RUBBER
  • EPS - EXPANDABLE POLYSTYRENE
  • ESCR - ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACK RESISTANCE
  • ESI - ETHYLENE-STYRENE COPOLYMERS
  • ETE - ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
  • ETFE - ETHYLENE -TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COPOLYMER
  • ETP - ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS
  • EVA(C) - POLETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE
  • EVOH - POLETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMERS
  • FDA - FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
  • FEP - FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE COPOLYMERS
  • FPVC - FLEXIBLE POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
  • FR - FLAME RETARDANT
  • FR - FIBER REINFORCED
  • FRP - FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC
  • GIM - GAS INJECTION MOLDING
  • GIT - GAS INJECTION TECHNIQUE
  • GMT(P) GLASS MAT REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS
  • GPC - GEL PERMEATION CHROMOTOGRAPHY
  • GPPS - GENERAL PURPOSE POLYSTYRENE
  • GRP - GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS
  • GTP - GROUP TRANSFER POLYMERIZATION
  • HALS - HINDERED AMINE LIGHT STABILIZER
  • HAS - HINDERED AMINE STABILIZERS
  • HB - BRINELL HARDNESS NUMBER
  • HCFC - HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
  • HCR - HEAT-CURED RUBBER
  • HDI - HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE
  • HDPE - HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
  • HDT - HEAT DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE
  • HFC - HYDROFLUOROCARBONS
  • HIP - HIGH-IMPACT POLYSTYRENE
  • HIPS - HIGH-IMPACT POLYSTYRENE
  • HM - HIGH-MODULUS
  • HMC - HIGH-STRENGTH MOLDING COMPOUND
  • HMDI - DIISOCYANATO DICYCLOHEXYLMETHANE
  • HME - HIGH-VINYL MODIFIED EPOXY
  • HMW - HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT
  • HNP - HIGH NITRILE POLYMER
  • IM - INJECTION MOLDING
  • IMC - IN-MOLD COATING
  • IMD - IN-MOLD DECORATION
  • IPI - ISOPHORONE DIISOCYANATE
  • IPN - INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORK
  • IV - INTRINSIC VISCOSITY
  • LCP - LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS
  • LDPE - LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
  • LIM - LIQUID INJECTION MOLDING
  • LLDPE - LINEAR LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
  • LMC - LOW-PRESSURE MOLDING COMPOUND
  • LMW - LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT
  • LP - LOW-PROFILE RESIN
  • M LLDPE - METALLOCENE LLDPE
  • M PP - METALLOCENE PP
  • MA - MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
  • MAP - MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING
  • MbOCA - 3, 3'-DICHLORO-4, 4-DIAMINO-DIPHENYLMETHANE
  • MBS - METHACRYLATE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE
  • MC - METHYL CELLULOSE
  • MDI - METHYLENE DIPHENYLENE DIISOCYANATE
  • MDPE - MEDIUM-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
  • MEKP - METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDE
  • MF - MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE
  • MFI - MELT FLOW INDEX
  • MIS - MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
  • MMA - METHYL METHACRYLATE MONOMER
  • MPE - METALLOCENE POLYETHYLENES
  • MPF - MELAMINE-PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE
  • MPR - MELT-PROCESSABLE RUBBER
  • MRP - MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENT PLANNING
  • MW - MOLECULAR WEIGHT
  • MWD - MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION
  • NBR - NITRILE RUBBER
  • NDI - NAPHTHALENE DIISOCYANATE
  • NDT - NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
  • NIOSH - NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
  • NR - NATURAL RUBBER
  • NVH - NOISE, VIBRATION, HARSHNESS
  • ODP - OZONE DEPLETING POTENTIAL
  • OEM - ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER
  • OFS - ORGANOFUNCTIONAL SILANES
  • OPET - ORIENTED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
  • OPP - ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE
  • OSA - OLEFIN-MODIFIED STYRENE-ACRYLONITRILE
  • OSHA - OCCUPATIONAL SAFTEY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
  • O-TPV - OLEFINIC THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATE
  • PA - POLYAMIDE (NYLON)
  • PAEK - POLYARYLETHERKETONE
  • PAI - POLYAMIDE IMIDE
  • PAN - POLYACRYLONITRILE
  • PB - POLYBUTYLENE
  • PBA - PHYSICAL BLOWING AGENT
  • PBAN - POLYBUTADIENE-ACRYLONITRILE
  • PBI - POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE
  • PBN - POLYBUTYLENE NAPHTHALATE
  • PBS - POLYBUTADIENE STYRENE
  • PBT - POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
  • PBTP - POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
  • PC - POLYCARBONATE
  • PCC - PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE
  • PCD - POLYCARBODIIMIDE
  • PCR - POST-CONSUMER RECYCLATE
  • PCT - POLYCYCLOHEXYLENEDIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
  • PCTA - COPOLYESTER OF CHDM AND PTA
  • PCTFE - POLYCHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE
  • PCTG - GLYCOL-MODIFIED PCT COPOLYMER
  • PE - POLYETHYLENE
  • PEBA - POLYETHER BLOCK POLYAMIDE
  • PEC - CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE
  • PEC - POLYPHENYLENE ETHER COPOLYMER
  • PEDT - 3, 4 POLYETHYLENE DIOXITHIOPHENE
  • PEEK - POLYETHERETHERKETONE
  • PEH - POLYPHENYLENE ETHER HOMOPOLYMER
  • PEI - POLYETHER IMIDE
  • PEK - POLYETHERKETONE
  • PEKEKK - POLYETHERKETONEETHERKETONEKETONE
  • PEL - PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVEL
  • PEN - POLYETHYLENE NAPHTHALATE
  • PEO - POLYETHYLENE OXIDE.
  • PES - POLYETHER SULFONE
  • PET - POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
  • PETG - PET MODIFIED WITH CHDM
  • PETP - POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE.
  • PF - PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE
  • PFA - PERFLUOROALKOXY RESIN
  • PI - POLYIMIDE
  • PIB - POLYISOBUTYLENE
  • PIBI - BUTYL RUBBER
  • PID - PROPORTIONAL, INTEGRAL, DERIVATIVE
  • PIE - POLYISOBUTYLENE
  • PIM - POWDER INJECTION MOLDING
  • PLC - PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER
  • PMDI - POLYMERIC METHYLENE DIPHENYLENE DIISOCYANATE
  • PMMA - POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE
  • PMP - POLYMETHYLPENTENE
  • PMS - PARAMETHYLDTYRENE.
  • PMT - POLYMETHYLPENTENE
  • PO - POLYOLEFINS
  • POM - POLYACETAL
  • PP - POLYPROPYLENE
  • PPA - POLYPHTHALAMIDE
  • PPC - CHLORINATED POLYPROPYLENE
  • PPE - POLYPHENYLENE ETHER, MODIFIED
  • ppm - PARTS PER MILLION
  • PPO - POLYPHENYLENE OXIDE
  • PPS - POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE
  • PPSU - POLYPHENYLENE SULFONE
  • PS - POLYSTYRENE
  • PSU - POLYSULFONE
  • PTA - PURIFIED TEREPHTHALIC ACID
  • PTFE - POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
  • PU - POLYURETHANE
  • PUR - POLYURETHANE
  • PVC - POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
  • PVCA - POLYVINYL CHLORIDE ACETATE
  • PVDA - POLYVINYLIDENE ACETATE
  • PVDC - POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDE
  • PVDF - POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE
  • PVF - POLYVINYL FLUORIDE
  • PVOH - POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
  • QMC - QUICK MOLD CHANGE
  • RFI - RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE
  • RH - RELATIVE HUMIDITY
  • RH - ROCKWELL HARDNESS
  • RHDPE - RECYCLED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
  • RIM - REACTION INJECTION MOLDING
  • RMS - ROOT MEAN SQUARE
  • RP - REINFORCED PLASTICS
  • RPET - RECYCLED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
  • RTD - RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE DETECTOR
  • RTM - RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING
  • RTV - ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZING
  • SAN - STYRENE ACRYLONITRILE COPOLYMER
  • SB - STYRENE BUTADIENE COPOLYMER
  • SBC - STYRENE BLOCK COPOLYMER
  • SBR - STYRENE BUTADIENE RUBBER
  • SI - SILICONE PLASTIC
  • SI - LE SYSTEME INTERNATIONAL D'UNITES
  • SMA - STYRENE MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
  • SMC - SHEET MOLDING COMPOUND
  • SMC-C - SMC-CONTINUOUS FIBERS
  • SMC-D - SMC-DIRECTIONALLY ORIENTED
  • SMC-R - SMC-RANDOMLY ORIENTED
  • SPC - STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL
  • SPE - SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS
  • SQC - STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL
  • SRIM - STRUCTURAL REACTION INJECTION MOLDING
  • T/N - TEREPHTHALATE/ NAPHTHALATE
  • TA - TEREPHTHALIC ACID
  • TDI - TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE
  • TEO - THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERIC OLEFIN
  • TFE - POLYTETRA FLUOROETHYLENE
  • TGA - THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
  • TLCP - THERMOPLASTIC LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER
  • TMA - THERMOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS
  • TMC - THICK MOLDING COMPOUND
  • TP - THERMOPLASTIC
  • TPA - TEREPHTHALIC ACID
  • TPE - THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER
  • TPO - THERMOPLASTIC OLEFINS
  • TPU - THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE
  • TPV - THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATE
  • TS - THERMOSET
  • TWA - TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE
  • UF - UREA FORMALDEHYDE
  • UHM - ULTRA-HIGH MODULUS
  • UHMW - ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT
  • UL - UNDERWRITER'S LABORATORIES
  • ULDPE - ULTRALOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
  • UP - UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN
  • UR - URETHANE
  • UV - ULTRAVIOLET
  • VA(C) - VINYL ACETATE
  • VAE - VINYL ACETATE-ETHYLENE
  • VC - VINYL CHLORIDE
  • VDC - VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE
  • VLDPE - VERY LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
  • VOC - VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
  • ZNC - ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYST
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