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Plastic, also known as synthetic material, is a synthetic material consisting mainly of polymers. Plastics are made from natural raw materials such as crude oil, natural gas or coal and are produced by chemical processes such as polymerisation or polycondensation.
Plastics are particularly versatile due to their diverse properties:
Plastics are used in numerous industries, e.g:
Plastics can basically be divided into the following types:
Thermoplastics
Thermosetting plastics
Elastomers
Plastic is an extremely versatile material with a wide range of applications in many industries. It is made from natural raw materials and moulded using chemical processes. Despite its numerous advantages, the use of plastics requires prudent and responsible handling, which must be fulfilled through recycling and the development of biodegradable variants. Different types of plastic such as thermoplastics, thermosets and elastomers each have specific properties and applications.