
Following are a list of terms used in the plastic packaging and chemical industry:
ABB. |
FULL NAME |
ABS |
acrylonltrile-butadiene-styrenecopolymer |
A/S |
acrylonltrile-styrene-copolymer |
A/S/A |
acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate copolymer |
A/MMA |
acrylonitrile-methyl meth acrylat copolymer |
CA |
cellulose acetate |
CAB |
cellulose acetate butyrate |
CAP |
cellulose acetate propionate |
CF |
cresol-formaleehyde resin |
CMC |
carboxymethyl cellulose |
CN |
cellulose nitrate |
CP |
cellulose propionate |
CS |
casein plastics |
CTA |
cellulose triacetate |
EC |
ethyl cellulose |
EP |
epoxide resin |
E/P |
ethylene-propylene copolymer |
E/P/D |
ethylene-propylene dlene terpolymer |
E/TFE |
ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer |
E/VAC |
ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer |
E/VAL |
ethylene-vinylalcohol copolymer |
PEP |
perfluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer |
GPS |
general polystyrene |
FRP |
fibreglass reinforced plastics |
HDPE |
high density polyethylene |
HIPS |
highimpact polystyrene |
LDPE |
low density polyethylene |
MC |
methyl cellulose |
MDPE |
middle density polyethylene |
MF |
melamine-formaldehyde resin |
MPF |
melamine-phenol-formaldehyde resin |
PA |
polyamide |
PAA |
poly(acrylic acid) |
PAN |
polyacrylonitrile |
PB |
polybutene-1 |
PBTP |
poly(butylene terephthalate) |
PC |
polycarbonate |
PCTFE |
polychlorotrifluoroethylene |
PDAP |
poly(diallyl)phthalate) |
PDAIP |
poly(diallyl isophthatate) |
PE |
polyethylene |
PEC |
chlorinated polyethylene |
PEOX |
poly(ethylene oxide) |
PETP |
poly(ethylene terephthalate) |
PF |
thenol-formaldehyde resin |
PI |
polyimide |
PMCA |
poly(methyl-a-chloroacrylate) |
PMI |
polymethacrylimide |
PMMA |
polym(ethyl meethacrylate) |
POM |
poly formaldehyde(polyoxy methy lene) |
PP |
polypropylene |
PPC |
chlorinated polypropylene |
PPO |
poly(phenylene oxide) |
PPOX |
poly(propylene oxide) |
PPS |
poly(phenylene sulfide) |
PPSU |
poly(phenylene sulfide) |
PS |
polystyrene |
PSU |
polysulfone |
PTFE |
polytetrafluoroetyylene |
PUR |
polyurethane |
PVAC |
poly(vinyl acetate) |
PVAL |
poly(vinyl alcohol) |
PVB |
poly(vinyl butyral) |
PVC |
poly(vinyl chloride) |
PVCA |
poly(vinyl chloride-acetate) |
PVCC |
chlorinated(poly viny chloride) |
PVDC |
poly(vinylidene chloride) |
PVDF |
poly(vinylidene finoride) |
PVF |
poly(vinyl fluoride) |
PVFM |
poly(vinyl formal) |
PVK |
poly(vinyl carbazole) |
PVP |
poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) |
RP |
reinforced plastics |
RF |
resoreinol-formaldehyde vesin |
S/AN |
styrene-acrylonitrile cipolymer |
SI |
silicone |
S/MS |
styrene-a-methylstyrene copolymer |
UF |
urea-formaldehyde resin |
UHMWPE |
ultra-high molecular weight polyethglene |
UP |
unsaturated polyester |
VC/E |
vinylchloride-ethylene copolymer |
VC/E/MA |
vinylchloride-ethylene-methylacrytate copolymer |
VC/E/VAC |
vinylchloride-ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer |
VC/MA |
vinylchloride-methylacrylatecopclymer |
VC/MMA |
vinylchloride-methylmethylacrylate copolymer |
VC/OA |
vinylchloride-octylacrylate copolymer |
VC/VAC |
vinylchloride-vinylacetate copolymer |
VC/VDC |
vinylchloride-vinylidene chloride copolymer |