Plastics Related Web Sites

Associations & Societies
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)
  • Plastics Mythbuster
  • Teaching Plastics - your virtual plastics classroom 
  • APC's Plastics and your Health
  • APC's Automotive-Specific Website
  • APC's Trade Association Website
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
    American Society for Quality
    American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • K-12 Engineering Education Center
  • Profiles of Engineering Colleges
  • 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
  • Paul Lemur's Educational page - for young students
  • 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
  • Vinyl By Design - resource for building design professionals
  • VNS - Vinyl News Service
    The Wire Association International, Inc.
    Women in Packaging

    Plastics Related Websites:

    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
    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
    Polymers on the Web - (College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at Univ. of Akron)
    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