IMM Almanac: Materials

Commodity thermoplastics

• HDPE (30 companies)
• HIPS (12 companies)
• LDPE (24 companies)
• LLDPE (22 companies)
• PE (32 companies)
• Polystyrene (PS) (38 companies)
• Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) (22 companies)
• PP (54 companies)

Elastomers

• TPE (35 companies)
• TPO (24 companies)
• TPU (14 companies)
• TPV (13 companies)

Engineering thermoplastics

• ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) (48 companies)
• Acetal (29 companies)
• Acrylic (PMMA, ASA, SAN) (33 companies)
• Cellulosic (3 companies)
• Fluoropolymers (11 companies)
• PA (53 companies)
• PBT (42 companies)
• PC (polycarbonate) (50 companies)
• PC/ABS (33 companies)
• PEEK (polyetheretherketone) (6 companies)
• PEI (polyetherimide) (7 companies)
• PET (polyethylene terephthalate) (35 companies)
• Polysulfone (6 companies)
• PPO (polyphenylene oxide) (8 companies)
• PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) (19 companies)

Resin Distributors

• Resin Distributors (52 companies)

Thermosets

• Alkyds (1 companies)
• Bismaleimide (BMI) (0 companies)
• Bulk molding compound (BMC) (0 companies)
• Epoxy (17 companies)
• Phenolic (3 companies)
• Polyester (15 companies)
• Polyimide (2 companies)
• Polyurethane (22 companies)
• Silicone (10 companies)