Plastic
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HOW PLASTIC IS MADE
- Plastics are derived from organic products. The materials used in the production of plastics are natural products such as cellulose, coal, natural gas, salt and, of course, crude oil. Crude oil is a complex mixture of thousands of compounds. To become useful, it must be processed.
MAIN PLASTICS
- Thermoplastics
- Thermosets
- Nylon
- Acrylic
WHERE PLASTIC COMES FROM
- Plastics are derived from materials found in nature, such as natural gas, oil, coal, minerals and plants. The very first plastics were made by nature—did you know that rubber from a rubber tree is actually a plastic?
MOST GLOBAL SALES
- Dow Chemical. Global sales: $49 billion. ... Lyondell Basell. Global sales: $33 billion. ... Exxon Mobil. Global sales: $236 billion. ... SABIC. Global sales: $35.4 billion. ... INEOS. Global sales: $40 billion. ... BASF. Global sales: $63.7 billion. ... ENI. Global sales: $61.6 billion. ...
5 COUNTRIES WHO POLUTE THE OCEAN THE MOST
- China
- Indonesia
- The Philippines
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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- Plastic is Greek for "capable of being molded and shaped"
