2002 Plastic Sales by Resin

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2002 Plastic Sales by Resin
107 billion lbs.
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2002 Plastic Sales by Application
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Plastics Small User of Fossil Fuel
Source Energy Information Administration,
2004-2005
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Plastics in Agriculture(Amidon, 1994)

• Film
• Greenhouse Nursery Film
• LDPE Mulch Film
• Fumigation Film
• Degradable Mulch Film
• Irrigation Tubing
• Silage Bags
• Hay Silage Bale Stretch Wrap
• Haysleeve Covers
• HDPE Mulch Film
• Nursery Containers
• Blow-molded HDPE pots
• Injection-molded HDPE pots
• Injection-molded PP pots
• PS nursery pots, packs and flats
• Pesticide Containers
• Blow-molded
• Extrusion blow-molded
• Injection-molded

521 million lbs.
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Packaging

• More than 25 of plastics markets
• Split rigid flexible
• Multilayer structures
• Barrier to oxygen
• Barrier to CO2
• Chemical resistance

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Buildings and Contents

• Construction products
• Furniture and furnishings
• Appliances

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Plastic Pipe

• PVC
• CPVC
• PE
• ABS
• PEX

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Siding

• Siding
• Windows
• Trim
• Flooring

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Thermal Insulation

• Polystyrene foam
• Molded board
• Extruded board
• Rigid polyurethane foam
• Polyisocyanurate
• Polyurethane bun
• Spray applied

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Plastic Lumber

• Railroad ties
• Decks and docks
• Other applications

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Furniture and Furnishings

• Upholstered furniture
• Bedding
• Carpet cushion
• Molded plastic furniture
• Window blinds

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Appliances

• Appliance housings
• TV cabinets
• Computer and monitor housings
• Components and fixtures

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Transportation

• 5 of plastics market

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Automobiles

• Part consolidation
• Light weighting
• Paint elimination
• Complex shapes
• Energy absorption
• Less expensive

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Buses and Trucks
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Boats and Aerospace

• Fiberglass reinforced plastics
• Weight reduction
• Fire properties

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Other Transportation

• Travel Trailers
• Campers
• Golf Carts
• Snowmobiles
• RVs

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Consumer and Institutional

• Health care and medical products
• Electronic components
• Toys, sporting goods and hobby supplies
• Photographic equipment
• Kitchenware, picnicware, including disposables

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Other Applications

• Plastic panels and laminates
• Cultured marble vanities
• Doors
• Skylights
• Bath and shower units
• Railings and gratings