plastic manufacturing
Making synthetic materials
Plastic manufacturing is the industrial process of producing plastic materials and products from raw polymers.
This encompasses everything from creating the base resins to molding, extruding, and forming finished goods: The town's economy depends on plastic manufacturing.
The term often appears in discussions of environmental impact and supply chains.
- raw materialsUnprocessed production inputs
- extrusionPushing through a die
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- polyethyleneThermoplastic from ethylene gas
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
automotive parts · polypropylene · microplastics · ocean pollution · injection molding · polystyrene · calendaring · 3D printing · quality control · mass production · supply chain · polycarbonate · nylon · thermoforming · biodegradability · medical devices · polymerization · factory floor
plastic manufacturingmetalworking
Shaping raw ore industrially
woodworking · glassmaking · leather working · leather crafting · paper manufacturing
plastic manufacturingsustainable production
Output that preserves resources
plastic recycling · biodegradation · depolymerization · composting · incineration
plastic manufacturinghandcrafting
Manual creation of objects
cottage industry · hand weaving · traditional craftsmanship · folk crafts · hand-thrown pottery
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