Plastics Applications
What sectors use plastic?
Plastic is used across almost every sector, including to produce packaging, in building and construction, in textiles, consumer products, transportation, electrical and electronics and industrial machinery.
Is plastic important for innovations?
In the UK, more patents are filed each year in plastics than for glass, metal and paper combined. There are constant innovations occurring with polymers that can help revolutionise industries. These include shape-memory polymers, light-responsive polymers and self-heaing polymers.