Plastic raw material
Plastic raw materials are something that you use in your everyday life, all the time, from the first thing in the morning when you open the fridge to the last thing when you brush your teeth in the evening. Plastic is everywhere and it is an easy material to work with. It has many applications and is available in countless variations.
What are plastic raw materials?
What we call plastic is actually a variation of chemical compounds that are built in long chains. These are called polymers and are in turn constructed of smaller pieces called monomers. The polymers we call plastics (thermoplastics) are used for example in cars, toothbrushes, and refrigerators. It is a plastic raw material that has been modified in different ways, either it has been dyed with pigments, reinforced with glass fiber or modified with plasticizers to give the plastic raw material different properties.
With the help of various additives, you can also change the properties of the plastic raw material, for example, you can make a plastic that can withstand prolonged heat exposure, the sun’s UV rays and absorb less water.
