Industries & Applications

Industries We Serve

Applications of the plastics we offer

Acetal - POM

Please refer to Polyoxymethylene

Acetylcellulose - AC

Please refer to Cellulose Acetate

Acrylic Resin - PMMA

Please refer to Polymethyl Methacrylate

Acrylic Fibers

  • apparels
  • awning fabrics
  • home furnishings
  • tenting fabrics

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene - ABS

  • automobile grilles
  • business machines
  • electroplated articles
  • instrument panels
  • luggages
  • mirror housings
  • pipes & fittings
  • refrigerator liners
  • telephones

Cellulose Acetate - CA

  • cigarette filters
  • display packagings
  • eyeglass frames
  • fishing lures
  • industrial tapes
  • protective coatings
  • tool handles
  • toothbrushes

Cellulose Acetate Butyrate - CAB

  • buttons
  • eyeglass frames
  • football helmets
  • hot melt adhesives
  • lacquers
  • metallic yarns
  • safety goggles
  • skin & blister packagings
  • steering wheels
  • tool handles
  • toothbrushes

Cellulose Acetate Propionate - CAP

  • pen barrels
  • pipes & tubings
  • safety goggles
  • screws & bolt anchors
  • steering wheels
  • telephones
  • tool handles
  • toothbrushes

Cellulose Triacetate - CTA

  • photographic film bases
  • textile fibers

Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate - DEHP

Please refer to Dioctyl Phthalate

Dioctyl Phthalate - DOP

General purpose plasticizer for PVC and its copolymers, also useful for synthetic rubbers, specially Polychloroprene and natural resins

Epoxy Resin - EP

  • adhesives
  • laminating plastics
  • protective coatings
  • reinforced moldings

Ethoxyline Resin - EP

Please refer to Epoxy Resin

Ethylene Vinyl Acetate - EVA

  • drum liners
  • gaskets
  • hoses & tubings
  • hot melt adhesives
  • squeeze toys
  • stretch & shrink films

Fluorinated Ethylene-Propylene - FEP

  • bearings
  • gaskets
  • industrial packings
  • seals
  • tubings
  • wire and cable insulations

Melamine-Formaldehyde - MF

  • buttons
  • dinnerwares
  • laminated sheets
  • sanitary wares
  • tanning of leathers

Modacrylic Fibers - MA

  • blankets
  • comforters
  • draperies
  • furlike outerwears
  • scatter rugs
  • work clothings

Nylon-6

Please refer to Polycaprolactam

Nylon-6,6

Phenol-Formaldehyde - PF

  • abrasives
  • adhesives
  • battery separators
  • distributor caps
  • electric plugs
  • fiber bondings
  • foundry resins
  • friction materials
  • knobs
  • switches
  • varnishes
  • wood bondings

Phenolic Resin - PF

Please refer to Phenol-Formaldehyde

Polyacrylonitrile - PAN

Please refer to Acrylic Fibers and Modacrylic Fibers

Polyamide - PA

Please see the different Nylons

Polybutylene Terephthalate - PBT

Electrical appliances

Polycaprolactam - Nylon-6

  • carpets
  • fishing lines & nets
  • parachute cords
  • ropes
  • seat belts
  • textiles
  • tire cords
  • toothbrush bristles
  • upholstery fabrics
  • women’s hosieries

Polycarbonate - PC

  • bumpers
  • compact discs
  • computer housings
  • electrical insulations
  • furnishings
  • power tool housings
  • safety helmets
  • ski mobiles
  • sky lights
  • vandal proof windows

Polychlorotrifluoroethylene - PCTFE

  • cable insulators
  • gaskets
  • hoses
  • inert oils, waxes, and greases
  • seals
  • valves

Polyethylene, High Density - HDPE

  • brushes
  • crates
  • garbage containers
  • housewares
  • ice boxes
  • nets
  • pails
  • pallets
  • pipes & conduits
  • ropes
  • squeeze bottles
  • toys

Polyethylene, Linear Low Density - LLDPE

  • films
  • pipes
  • rotational mouldings
  • wire & cable insulations

Polyethylene, Low Density - LDPE

  • bags
  • films & sheets
  • housewares
  • pipes & conduits
  • rotational moldings
  • toys
  • wire & cable insulations

Polyethylene Terephthalate - PET / PETP / PETE

(PETE is used in recycling)

  • apparels
  • audio tapes
  • bottles
  • carpets
  • drapes & curtains
  • electrical insulations
  • fiberfill for sleeping bags, pillows, mattresses & coat linings
  • floppy disks
  • hot stamping foils
  • industrial filter cloths
  • labels & decals
  • photographic films
  • pressure sensitive tapes
  • printed circuits
  • ribbons
  • seat belts
  • sewing threads
  • textiles
  • tire cords
  • upholsteries
  • v-belts
  • video tapes

Polyhexamethyleneadipamide - Nylon-6,6

  • bearings
  • carpets
  • gears
  • mechanical components in cameras, domestic appliances, medical supplies
  • oil seals
  • tire cords

Polyimides - PI

  • bearings
  • bushings
  • electrical insulating films
  • electronic-component coatings
  • motor-slot liners
  • saw-blade coatings
  • wire enamels

Polymethyl Methacrylate - PMMA

  • adhesives
  • automotive signal lights
  • lenses
  • light fittings
  • medallions
  • neon signs
  • protective coatings

Polyoxymethylene - POM

  • bearings
  • conveyor chains
  • faucets
  • gears
  • pumps
  • safety belt snap-fit assemblies
  • shower heads
  • springs
  • toys
  • valves
  • zippers

Polyoxyphenylene - POP

Please refer to Polyphenylene Oxide

Polyphenylene Oxide - PPOX

  • automotive parts
  • clock parts
  • electroplated articles
  • shower heads
  • TV components

Polypropylene - PP

  • automotive panels & trims
  • crates
  • films
  • household storage containers
  • luggages
  • twines & ropes
  • woven bags

Polystyrene, Expandable - XPS

  • building thermal insulations
  • drinking cups
  • food trays & ‘clamshell’ food packagings
  • packaging cushions
  • toys

Polystyrene, General Purpose - GPS

  • disposable medical wares
  • packaging products
  • storm windows
  • tape reels
  • toys
  • tumblers

Polystyrene, High Impact - HIPS

  • cups
  • radio & TV cabinets and other appliance parts
  • toys

Polysulfone - PSO

  • dishwashers housings
  • power tools housings
  • printed circuit boards & connectors
  • sterilizable medical equipments

Polytetrafluoroethylene - PTFE

  • electrical insulators
  • gaskets
  • non-stick cookwares
  • pipe-sealing tapes

Polyurethane - PUR

  • adhesives
  • foams
  • hoses & tubings
  • industrial wheels
  • paints
  • roller-skate wheels
  • ski boots
  • synthetic leathers

Polyvinyl Acetate - PVA

  • adhesives
  • binders in textiles & papers
  • emulsion paints

Polyvinyl Chloride - PVC

V (in recycling letter V is used)

  • bottles
  • floor coverings
  • floor tiles
  • footwears
  • garden hoses
  • handbags
  • inflatable boats
  • inflatable toys
  • pipe fittings
  • pipes
  • printing rollers
  • rainwears
  • refrigerator door gaskets
  • roofing sheets
  • shower curtains
  • table covers
  • upholstery sheetings
  • wall coverings
  • water tank liners
  • weather strippings
  • wire insulations

Polyvinylidene Chloride - PVDC

  • coatings
  • food wrapping films

Polyvinylidene Fluoride - PVDF

  • cable insulators
  • chemically resistant tubes, pumps, valves
  • protective films on panelling and siding

Silicone - SI

  • adhesives
  • electrical insulations
  • gaskets
  • hydraulic fluids
  • polishes
  • release coatings
  • sealants
  • varnishes

Styrene-Acrylonitrile

  • business machines
  • drinking cups
  • housewares
  • packaging materials
  • tape reels
  • toys

Unsaturated Polyester - UP

  • automobile patching compounds
  • bowling balls
  • buttons
  • polyester cements
  • reinforced car bodies and boat hulls
  • simulated marbles

Urea-Formaldehyde - UF

  • binders for sand core used in moulds for casting metal shapes
  • electrical fittings
  • handles
  • knobs
  • particle boards
  • plywoods

Vinyl Chloride - Vinyl Acetate - PVCA / PVCAC

  • phonograph records
  • thermoforming sheets

Abbreviation
or Acronym
Stands For
 
ABS Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
AC Acetylcellulose
CA Cellulose Acetate
CAB Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
CAP Cellulose Acetate Propionate
CTA Cellulose Triacetate
DEHP Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate
DOP Dioctyl Phthalate
EP Ethoxyline Resin
(Epoxy Resin)
EVA Ethylene Vinyl Acetate
FEP Fluorinated Ethylene-Propylene
GPS General Purpose Polystyrene
HDPE High Density Polyethylene
HIPS High Impact Polystyrene
LDPE Low Density Polyethylene
LLDPE Linear Low Density Polyethylene
MA Modacrylic Fibers
MF Melamine-Formaldehyde
NYLON-6 Polycaprolactam
NYLON-6,6 Polyhexamethylene-adipamide
PA Polyamide
PAN Polyacrylonitrile
PBT Polybutylene Terephthalate
PC Polycarbonate
PCTFE Polychlorotrifluoroethylene
PET Polyethylene Terephthalate
PETE Polyethylene Terephthalate
PETP Polyethylene Terephthalate
PF Phenol-Formaldehyde
(Phenolic Resin)
PI Polyimides
PMMA Polymethyl Methacrylate
(Acrylic Resin)
POM Polyoxymethylene
(Acetal)
POP Polyoxyphenylene
PP Polypropylene
PPOX Polyphenylene Oxide
PSF Polysulfone
PSO Polysulfone
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
PUR Polyurethane
PVA Polyvinyl Acetate
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
PVCA Vinyl Chloride Vinyl Acetate
PVCAC Vinyl Chloride Vinyl Acetate
PVDC Polyvinylidene Chloride
PVDF Polyvinylidene Fluoride
SAN Styrene-Acrylonitrile
SI Silicone
UF Urea-Formaldehyde
UP Unsaturated Polyester
V Polyvinyl Chloride
(In recycling letter V is used)
XPS Expandable Polystyrene