Commodity plastics

Commodity plastics or commodity polymers are plastics produced in high volumes for applications where exceptional material properties are not needed (such as packaging, food containers, and household products). In contrast to engineering plastics, commodity plastics tend to be inexpensive to produce and exhibit relatively weak mechanical properties. Some examples of commodity plastics are polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, and poly(methyl methacrylate).[2] Globally, the most widely used thermoplastics include both polypropylene and polyethylene.[3] Products made from commodity plastics include disposable plates, disposable cups, photographic and magnetic tape, clothing, reusable bags, medical trays, and seeding trays.[4]

Demand for plastic resins in Europe during 2017 as a percentage of total plastic demand.[1]
A comparison of standard plastics, engineering plastics, and high-performance plastics

Further reading

References
  1. "Plastics - the Facts 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. "Plastics the Facts 2014/2015 at plasticseurope.org". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. Andrady, Anthony L.; Neal, Mike A. (2009-07-27). "Applications and societal benefits of plastics". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 364 (1526): 1977–1984. doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0304. ISSN 0962-8436. PMC 2873019. PMID 19528050.
  4. Kaiser, Wolfgang (2011). Kunststoffchemie für Ingenieure: Von der Synthese bis zur Anwendung. Carl Hanser. p. 439. ISBN 9783446430471.


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