The Resin Review is an authoritative resource for comprehensive statistical measurements of the North American plastic resins industry. The 2009 edition contains detailed resin data tables from 1998-2008 on Domestic Production, Sales and Captive (internal) Use by End-use Application, Sales Distribution by Major Market, Industry Capacities, and Capacity Utilization Rates.
Sales data from 2004-2008 are presented individually for major thermoplastic and thermoset resins*. A table with historical data on U.S. plastics production and sales and captive use tracks the trend from 1973 to 2008.
The 80-page reference manual also lists reporting producers for each resin, explains the basics of polymer chemistry and manufacturing processes, details the history of plastics development and modern-day applications, provides a glossary of plastics terms, and lists additional sources of plastics industry information. The Resin Review is compiled annually from data collected by ACC’s Plastics Industry Producers’ Statistics Group and other sources.
*Data on the following resins only: Polyethylene (LDPE/LLDPE/HDPE), Polypropylene, PVC, Polystyrene, Epoxy, Isocyanates, Polyether Polyols, Nylon, and SB Latex.
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