Table of Contents
The Resin Review
I. About Us
The American Chemistry Council (pg 5)
The Plastics Division of the ACC (pg 6)
The Plastics Industry Producers’ Statistics Group (pg 7)
ACC's Resin Report Subscriptions (pg 8)
II. 2008 Year in Review
Plastic Resins Industry Hit Hard by Global Recession in 2008 (pg 9)
III. Industry Statistics Summaries
Trend of Sales and Captive Use for Major Plastic Resins Graph, 2003–2008 (pg 13)
Total U.S. Production and Sales, 1973–2008 (pg 14)
2008 Percentage Distribution of Plastic Resins by Material (pg 15)
Total Production and Sales by Resin, 1998–2008 (pg 16)
IV. 2008 Statistics by Resin and by Markets
Thermoset Resins (pg 19)
Thermoplastic Resins (pg 25)
Thermoplastic Sales by Process Grade (pg 42)
2008 Percentage Distribution of Resins by Major Market (pg 44)
Thermoplastic Sales by Major Market, 2004–2008 (pg 45)
Distribution of Resin Sales by Major Market, 2008 (pg 46)
V. Plastics: Polymer Chemistry, Its History and Applications
History of Plastics (pg 49)
The Basics of Polymer Chemistry (pg 52)
How Plastics are Made (pg 54)
Monomer Flow Charts (ethylene, propylene, benzene, methanol) (pg 57)
Typical Polymer Material Flow Diagram (pg 61)
The Many Uses of Plastics (pg 62)
Resin Identification Codes for Recycling (pg 64)
VI. Glossary of Terms (pg 67)
VII. Additional Sources of Information
ACC’s Economics & Statistics Publications (pg 73)
Trade Associations and Professional Organizations (pg 74)
Trade Publications (pg 75)
Industry Consultants and Publishers (pg 76)
Government Publications (pg 77)
VIII. Index (pg 79)