Plastics Related Web Sites

Associations & Societies
UMass Lowell SPE Student Chapter
Assocomaplast - Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers' Association
Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Chemistry Council
American Composites Manufacturers Association
American Fiber Manufacturers Association and the Fiber Economics Bureau - FiberSource.com

American Mold Builders Association

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Plastics Council (APC)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
American Society for Quality
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society for Plasticulture
ASM International
Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe
Association of Rotational Molders
Automotive Industry Action Group
British Plastics Federation
California Film Extruders & Converters Association
Canadian Plastics Industry Association
Denmark Plastics Federation
Engineers Dedicated to a Better Tomorrow - promoting and enhancing the engineering profession at pre-college, college, and professional levels
European Flexible Packaging Federation
Expanded Polystyrene Molders Association
Film & Bag Federation - business unit of SPI
Flexible Packaging Association
Future Scientists and Engineers of America (FSEA)
I.T. Quarnstrom Foundation - education and development of mold designers and moldmakers
Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
International Association of Plastics Distributors
Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC)
Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP)
Japan Society of Polymer Processing (JSPP)
JETS - Junior Engineering Technical Society
National Association for Plastic Container Resources (NAPCOR)
National Association of Manufacturers
National Institute of Standards & Technology
National Plastics Center
National Research Council (NRC) and Industrial Materials Institute (IMI) of Canada
National Technical Information Service -largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today
National Tooling & Machining Association
New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program
North American Die Casting Association (NADCA)
Nypro Institute Online
PETRA - trade association of the North American PET resin manufacturers
Plastica.IT - Italy
Plastic Pipe Institute (PPI)
Plastics Institute of America - Education, Printed Materials, and On-Site Training
Polymer Processing Institute - contract research & development for the polymer industry
Polymer Science Learning Center - Multimedia Polymer Education
Polystyrene Packaging Council
Polyurethane Foam Association
Polyurethane Manufacturers Association
Royal Society of Chemistry
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
Société Française des Ingénieurs des Plastiques (SFIP) (France)
Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International
Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI)
  • Fantastic Plastics Works - SPI's showcase in INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida
  • NPE - the world's plastics showcase
Society of Rheology
Society of Vacuum Coaters
Science.gov - gateway to selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results
Thermoset Technology Division / Epoxy Resin Formulators
Tooling & Manufacturing Association
Vinyl.org - one material, infinite uses
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Vinyl Institute
VNS - Vinyl News Service
The Wire Association International, Inc.
Women in Packaging
Plastics Related Websites:
Plastics Seminars at UMass Lowell
Appliance Design (formerly Appliance Manufacturer) Magazine
ARoutsis Associates - interactive training for the plastics industry
ask4plastic - plastics exclusive business to business e-marketplace/bazaar/directory
AZoM™ - on-line A to Z materials information site, supplier and expert directory
British Plastics & Rubber Magazine
Chemical Abstract Service - world's largest collection of chemical and related information for scientific research & discovery
ChemIndustry.com - a worldwide search engine of the chemical industry
Chemical News and Intelligence - latest news and business information on the chemical industry
CIRS-TM.ORG International Center for Science Research - world science portal
Connecticut Plastics - A plastics manufacturer with information and resources related to plastic materials.
Discover Engineering Online - the basics - what an engineer does and how to become one
Eng-Tips Forum - peer-to-peer forum for engineering professionals
European Tool & Mould Making magazine
geosynthetica.net - industry supported technical information & news resource
The Green Sheet - where plastics industry buyers and sellers meet
Hanser Gardner Publications - technical books for industry, science and education
IDES - The Plastics Web™
Injection Molding Magazine Online
Kangan Batman Institute of Technical and Further Education - Tertiary Education organization, Melbourne, Australia
MatWeb - free searchable materials database of polymers, composites, metals, ceramics, etc.
Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials - journal devoted to time-dependent behavior of materials and structures
medicaldesign.com - Medical Design magazine's Online resource
Medical Design Technology Magazine
Medical Device Link
Modern Plastics Magazine
National Academy of Sciences/National Academy of Engineering - for beginning scientists & engineers
New Jersey Institute of Technology - public research university
Northwestern University - Masters Program in Product Development
Online Guide to Engineering Colleges - guide to all U.S. colleges offering accredited undergraduate degree programs in engineering.
Online Guide to Engineering Technology Colleges - guide to all U.S. colleges offering accredited degree programs in engineering technology.
Packaging Business- Internet marketing solutions for the packaging and converting industries
Packexpo - packaging info on the web
Packaging Today - news for the packaging industry
Packaging World Interactive
PaintExpo - online trade show and information center
Plastics.com - online community with resources for plastics professionals
Plastics Commerce - connecting plastics businesses the world over
Plastics Machining & Fabricating Magazine - technical/management magazine for the secondary plastics processing industry
Plastics Network - e-Volved Solutions for the Plastics Industry
PlasticsNews on the Web
Plastics Technology Center
Plastics Technology Online - the magazine of plastics manufacturing
Plastics Technology - website for the plastics industry
PolySort - the plastics and rubber industries' home base on the Internet
PolySurfaces Bookstore - polymer surfaces, coatings, adhesives
Powder and Bulk Dot Com - information on the dry materials conveying, batching and processing industry
Rapra Technology Ltd. - a rubber and plastics information resource
Recycler's World
Sartorius-Omnimark - specializes in moisture analysis instrumentation used in the plastics, food, chemical, pharmaceutical, paints and coatings, and waste treatment markets.
SelectScience.net - the Scientists' Choice
SourceAuthority - an online marketplace for the buyers and suppliers of custom manufactured parts
Stevens Institute of Technology
TeachingTools - teaching tools about plastics and science
ThomasNet.com - marketplace for regional buying (Thomas Register) as well as offering national searches and more
Trends in Plastics
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Plastics Courses (Center for Continuing Engineering Education)
William Andrew Publishing - includes Plastics Design Library, Noyes Publications & Sci-Tech Publishing Inc
World Wide Composites Search Engine - Newsletter - largest search engine for composite materials
Other Plastics Websites
K-12 Students & Teachers:
ASEE Engineering 12-K Center
Exploratorium - the museum of science, art, and human perception
Fantastic Plastics Works - SPI's showcase in INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida
FSEA (Future Scientists & Engineers of America)
JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) - real-world engineering insight and challenges for high school students
Kinetic City - science experiments, games and projects
MadSci Network - a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions.
National Plastics Center
Paul Lemur's Educational page - for young students
SPI - Environmental Outreach and Education
Teacher's Domain - multimedia resources for the K-12 classroom
Teaching Plastics - your virtual plastics classroom 
TeachingTools - teaching tools about plastics and science