Standard plastics
PS-Normal	BASF PS,	Stift, rigid,	Unreinforced,	Packaging
(Polystyrole)	Edistir, Empera,	crystal clear,	reinforced/filled	material,
	Lacqrene,	easy processing,		disposable
	Nova-PS,	low-priced		cutlery,
	Styron			beverage cups,
				toys,
				CD-cover
PS-Impact	BASF PS,	Good impact	Unreinforced,	Packaging
Resistant	Edistir, Empera,	strength,	flame resistant,	material,
(Polystyrole)	Lacqrene,	low rigidity and	conductive	beverage cups,
	Nova-PS,	stiffness,		MC/Video-
	Styron	low-priced		cassettes, toys,
				flush sockets
PS-Copo	K-Resin,	Crystal clear and	Unreinforced	Food and
(Polystyrole)	Styrolux	impact resistant		cosmetic
				packaging
				materials,
				transparent one-
				way cups
PE-Co-Polymere	Elvax,	Flexible, cold	Unreinforced	Packaging film,
(EVA/Ethylene-	Escorene,	impact resistant,		caps, gaskets,
Vynil-Acetate)	Evatane,	high tensile and		various
	Greenflex,	tear strength,		consumer goods
	Lupolen V	low-priced
PE-LD/PE-LLD	Escorene,	Soft, impact	Unreinforced	Caps, packaging
(Polyethylene	Finathene,	resistant, good		film, carrier
- Low Density)	Lupolen,	chemical		bags, toys,
	Stamylan, Riblene,	resistance and		champagne
	Vestolen	tensile and tear		corks, various
		strenqth		consumer goods
PE-HD	Escorene,	Stiff-rigid, good	Unreinforced	Caps, beverage
(Polyethylene	Finathene,	chemical		crates, stacking
-High Density)	Hostalen, Lacqtene,	resistance and		boxes, gasoline
	Lupolen, Rigidex,	tensile and tear		tanks, toys,
	Stamylan, Vestole	strength,		pipes, various
		low-priced		consumer qoods
PP-Homo	Borealis-PP,	Stiff, rigid, glossy,	Unreinforced,	Household
(Polypropylene,	Hostalen/Hostacom,	low-priced	reinforced/filled	goods, interior
Homo-	Novolen, Moplen,		(read also PP-	automotive
Polymere)	Stamylan P		Compounds)	accessories,
				beverage mugs,
				stacking
				container,
				casinqs, caps
PP-Copo	Borealis-PP,	As PP-Homo, but	Unreinforced	Packaging
(Polypropylene,	Hostalen/Hostacom,	higher-quality cold		material, toys,
Co-Polymere)	Novolen, Moplen,	impact resistance		automotive
	Stamylan P	and rigity		parts, car
				batteries,
				household and
				other consumer
				goods
PP-Random	ATOfina-PP,	Good	Unreinforced	Transparent
(Polypropylene)	Borealis-PP,	transparency,		household
	Moplen	rigity ranges from		items,
		low to medium,		packaging
		low-priced		material, toys,
				various
				consumer goods
PP-Compounds	Borealis, Hostalen,	Modifyable from	Reinforced/filled,	Interior and
(Both Standard	Moplen, Polyfort,	stiff-rigid to stiff-	modified rubber,	exterior
and Engineering	Procom, Stamylan	impact resistant	flame resistant	automotive
Plastic)			and conductive	parts, dish
				washer
				modules,
				garden furniture,
				casings for
				household
				appliances,
				various
				consumer goods
				and technical
				devices
PVC-High	Material is	Modification range	Granulate and	Profiles for
Density,	obtainable under	from stiff-hard to	powder blend	constructing and
Compounds,	various trade	stiff-impact	(Dryblend)	furniture
(Polyvinyl	names	resistant, also		industry,
chloride)		weather resistant		sewage and
		if modified		supply pipes
		accordingly		and fittings,
				stiff and crystal
				clear blister and
				packaqinq film
PVC-Low	Material is	Modification range	Granulate and	Profiles for
Density,	obtainable under	from soft-flexible	powder blend	automotive,
Compounds,	various trade	to hard-elastic	(Dryblend)	constructing,
(Polyvinyl	names			furniture and
chloride)				other industries,
				floor coverings,
				tubes (also for
				medical
				purposes) cable
				sheathings,
				shoe soles, soft
				toys
PET	Arnite A, Eastar,	Crystal clear, high	Unreinforced	Crystal clear
(Polyester	Provista, Radicron,	impact strength,		and transparent
material for	Spectar	suitable for food		beverage
bottles and		contact, tasteless		bottles,
foils)				packaging film
ENGENEERING PLASTICS
ABS	Cycolac,	All-purpose plastic,	Unreinforced,	Coloured material
(Acrylonitrile-	Lustran,	stiff, impact resistant,	reinforced/filled,	mainly used for
Butadiene-Styrol)	Magnum,	glossy, easy	flame resistant,	plastic housings,
	Polylac,	processing	conductive, etc.	e.g. vacuum cleaner
	Terluran			housings, interior
				automotive parts,
				toys (e.g.Lego),
				phone and cheque
				cards,
				sanitary products
ASA	Luran S,	As ABS, but	Unreinforced	Parts for exterior
(Acrylonitrile-	Rotec ASA	additionally higher		use in construction,
Stryrol-Acrylester)		weather and yellowing		electrical,
		resistance,		automotive and
		high-brilliance material		other industries,
				banner
SAN	Kibisan,	Crystal clear, stiff,	Unreinforced	Household goods,
(Styrol-	Kostil, Luran,	scratch-proof, good		packaging material,
Acrylonitrile)	Lustran-SAN,	quality surface gloss		tooth brushes,
	Tyril			drawing and writing
				instruments
PMMA	Atuglas,	All plastics are of	Unreinforced,	Car and bicycle rear
(Polymethacrylate)	Degalan,	high-quality	modified impact	lights,
	Diakon,	transparency/brilliance	resistance	lenses,
	Lucryl,	and resistance to		magnifying glasses,
	Plexiglas	weather/ageing		fibre optics,
				spectacle lenses,
				light domes,
				glazing
Cellulose Ester	Cellidor,	Ranges from good to	Unreinforced	Furniture profiles,
(CA, CP, CAB)	Dexel,	high impact and		shoetrees,
	Setilithe,	weather resistance		spectacles frames,
	Tenite	(CAB), scratch		tool handles,
		resistant, comfortable		tooth brushes
		feel, partially self-
		polishing
PPO/PPE	Noryl,	High stability and	Unreinforced,	Housings,
(Phenylene Oxide)	Vestoran,	dimensional strength,	filled/reinforced,	household
	Luranyl	good electrical and	flame resistant,	appliances,
		thermal properties,	expandable etc.	coil former,
		sterilisable, good		relay parts,
		resistance to		components for
		hydrolysis and		sanitary and
		chemicals		medical engineering
POM-Homo,	Delrin,	Rigid, hard, stiff,	Unreinforced,	Precision parts such
POM-Copo,	Hostaform,	tough,	filled/reinforced,	as cogwheels,
(Polyacytal Resin)	Ultraform	good abrasion	modified impact-	bearing parts,
		resistance, high	resistance,	valves, plug and
		elasticity,	modified	socket connections,
		good electrical	abrasion and	snap-on caps,
		properties	sliding properties	furniture fittings
			etc.
PC/ABS Blends	Bayblend,	High impact and notch	Unreinforced,	Primarily suitable
	Cycoloy,	impact strength with	reinforced, flame	for fine, coloured
	Pulse,	high stiffness, good	resistant	visible parts, for
	Romiloy	heat and gasoline		example, in
		resistance		automotive and
				electrical industry,
				manufacturers
				household devices
PC	Calibre,	High transparency	Unreinforced,	Unreinforced:
(Polycarbonate)	Lexan,	and brilliance, stiff,	filled/reinforced,	CDs and DVDs,
	Makrolon,	high impact strength,	flame resistant,	lamp housings (for
	Trirex, Xantar	weather resistant,	conductive,	interior and exterior
		sensitive to fuel, oil		use), spotlight
		etc.		lenses, multi-wall
				and corrugated
				sheets, light domes,
				casings for stylish
				household devices
				Reinforced:
				Precision parts,
				predominantly used
				in optical, electrical
				and electronics
				industry, for
				example plug
				connectors,
				switches,
				relay and coil
				bodies,
				distribution boxes,
				lamp housings
PA6 (Polyamide)	Capron,	Rigid, stiff, good	Unreinforced,	Cogwheels,
	Durethan,	impact strength and	Filled/reinforced,	slide modules,
	Grilon,	heat resistance,	impact resistant	bearing retainer,
	Technyl,	grease and oil	and modified	coupling parts,
	Ultramid,	resistant	sliding	housings,
	Zytel		properties,	cable ties,
			flame resistant	plastic plugs,
				bristles,
				mono-filaments,
				plastic films
PA6.6 (Polyamide)	Capron,	Similar to PA6, but	As PA6	As PA6
	Durethan,	higher rigidity/stiffness
	Grilon,	and enhanced heat
	Technyl,	resistance
	Ultramid,
	Zytel
PA11 and PA12	Grilamid,	Variously modifiable	Unreinforced,	Injection-moulded
(Polyamide)	Rilsan,	according to type:	softened,	precision parts
	A/B Ubesta,	ranges from hard to	reinforced/filled,	(cogwheels, ball
	Vestamid	elastic, resistant to	flame resistant,	cages), cable
		impact, abrasion, fuel,	conductive	insulation, fuel and
		oil and lubricants,		pressure pipes
		very low moisture
		absorption in all
		polyamides, special
		types also available in
		clear-transparent
P6/3T, PA4/6,	Amodel,	In comparison to P A6	Predominantly	Diverse technical
PA6/6T, PA4/6,	Grivory, Ixef	and PA6.6 (according	reinforced/filled	modules in engine
PPA and other	(polyamide),	to type) significantly		compartments and
special	Stanyl,	advanced properties		for electrical and
polyamides	Trogamid T,	as to heat and		electronics
	Ultramid T,	chemical resistance,		industries, used
	Zytel HTN	rigidity, impact		as replacement of
		resistance, notch		metal parts
		impact resistance and
		rupture strength
PBT and PET	Arnite,	Rigid, stiff, hard and
(Thermal	Crastin,	tough also at low
Polyester)	Pocan,	temperatures,
	Rynite,	partly glossy,
	Ultradur	high dimensional
	Valox,	stability and chemical
	Vestodur	resistance,
		low electrical
		conductivity
High-Tech Plastics
LCP	Vectra,	High chemical and	Unreinforced,	Components
(Liquid Crystal	Zenite	temperature	reinforced/filled	exposed to high
Polymers)		resistance	etc.	mechanical,
		(temporary up to		thermal and
		300°C),		electrical stress for
		high tensile strength,		use in diverse
		non-flammable, short		industrial sectors
		cycle time,
		very expensive
PSU,PSE	Udel,	Rigid, stiff, very high	Unreinforced,	Pump parts,
(Polysulfone,	Ultrason,	service temperature,	reinforced/filled	gaskets,
Polyethersulfone)	Radel	(PSU up to 160°C/	etc.	medical
		PSE up to 200°C),		instruments,
		excellent hydrolysis		sterilisable parts,
		resistance and good		pipe fittings,
		chemical resistance,		membranes,
		expensive		microwave
				cookware
PEEK	Luvocon,	High-quality heat	Unreinforced,	Because of its
(Polyether-	Thermocomp,	resistance (>300°C),	reinforced/filled	excellent thermal,
etherketone)	Victrex	high resistance to		chemical and
		hydrolysis and		mechanical
		radiation, non-		properties, this
		flammable, excellent		material is mainly
		chemical resistance		used in aviation,
				medical and
				space technology
				as well as in
				automotive and
				electronics
				industries
PPS	Fortron,	Rigid, stiff,	Unreinforced	Coil bodies,
(Polyphenylene	Ryton,	non-flammable,	(rare),	housings for use in
sulfide)	Tedur	high-quality chemical	primarily	electrical industry,
		resistance,	available as	pump parts,
		service temperature	filled/reinforced	bearing bushes,
		up to 240°C,	and with modified	wheels
		expensive	sliding properties,
			conductive
PEI	Ultem	High-quality	Unreinforced,	Furnishing and
(Polyether imide)		metallisation and	reinforced/filled	interior fittings in
		galvanisation		aircrafts,
		properties, high		components in
		radiation resistance,		engine
		minimal smoke gas		compartments,
		evolution,		slides exposed to
		service temperature		high stress,
		up to approx. 170°C,		bearing bushings,
		expensive		cogwheels,
				condenser and
				transformer
				modules
PVDF	Hylar,	Rigid, stiff, tough,	Unreinforced,	Pump parts, pipes,
(Polyvinylidene	Kynar,	high chemical	reinforced/filled	valves, fittings,
fluoride)	Solef	resistance and	(rare)	cable sheathings,
		rupture strength		plastic films
		(>100°C)
		expensive
PTFE, PFA,	Dyneon, Teflon,	High-quality chemical	Unreinforced	Slide and track
FEP, ETFE and	Tefzel	resistance, insoluble		parts,
other		in almost all solvents,		gaskets,
Fluoroplastics		excellent electrical		piston rings,
		insulation qualities,		bellows,
		thermal stability up to		cable sheathings,
		250°C,		components for
		very expensive		chemical plant
				construction
PU and other TPE (Thermoplastics Elastomeres)
TPE-U	Desmopan,	Rigid-hard,	Unreinforced,	Insulation material,
(Polyurethane)	Ellastolan,	rigid-flexible,	reinforced/filled	hydraulic hoses,
	Estane,	high abrasion	(rare)	tooth belts,
	Isoplast,	resistance,		gaskets,
	Pellethane	good resistance to		roller coatings,
		hydrolysis and micro		shoe soles
		organisms,
		good elasticity and
		insulation properties,
		good flexibility at low
		temperatures,
		some materials also
		available in clear-
		transparent
TPE-E	Hyrtel,	Rigid-hart,	Unreinforced	Wheels for
(Polyester-/	Arnitel,	high (impact)		industrial use,
Polyester	Lomod	strength,		hoses, pipes,
elastomers)		good abrasion and		gaskets,
		chemical resistance,		V-Belts,
		relatively high		cogwheels,
		service temperature		membranes,
				rollers
TPE-A	Pebax,	Ranging from tough-	Unreinforced	Pipes, hoses,
(Ployamide	Grilamid,	rigid to tough-		bellows,
elastomers)	Vestamid,	flexible,		windscreen wiper
	Zytel, FN	low surface		blades, elastic
		resistance due to		cogwheels, pump
		high moisture		membranes,
		absorption		trainers, balls
TPE-V, TPE-S	TPE-V:	Ranging from rigid-	Unreinforced	Hoses, bellows,
and other	Milastomer,	hard to rigid-flexible		tool handles,
Thermoplastic	Santoprene,	- dependent on		handles for sports
Elastomers	Sarlink	material,		equipment,
	TPE-S:	hard to soft surface		door and windows
	Evoprene,	finish,		seals, cable
	Megol,	medium-elastic,		sheathings, films
	Multiflex,	good weather		for automotive
	Thermoplast K	resistance,		interior lining,
		modifiable as to		scuba diving
		good adhesion to		equipment
		PE, PP, PS, PA,
		POM etc.