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Links:

3M Worldwide
About.com - Plastics
American Chemical Society: Rubber Division
American Plastics Council
Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe
The British Plastics Federation
British Plastics and Rubber On-Line
Business and Company Resource Center* - Plastics
Business and Company Resource Center* - Rubber
Canadian Plastics
Canadian Plastics Industry Association
Center for Polymer Studies
The Dow Chemical Company
DuPont Corporation
Injection Molding Magazine
Institute for Polymer Research
Institute of Polymer Research Dresden
International Association of Plastics Distributors
Japanese Rubber Companies
MIT Polymer Processing Group
Modern Plastics - News
North American PET Plastics Organization
Plastic Resources - Environmental News
Plastics News

Plastics Technology - News
Plastics.com
PlasticsCommerce
PlasticsNet - Digital Marketplace
PlasticsUSA - Database
PolymerUpdate - News and Resources
PolymerWeb - Database
Polysort - News and Resources
PU China - Local and International News
Rubber Manufacturers Association
Rubber Portal
SiliconeWorld
The Society of the Plastics Industry
Tool-Moldmaking.com - Industry News
The Vinyl Institute
Wall Street Journal - Business and Industry News
The World of Plastics

Industry Overviews*:

Adhesives and Sealants
Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets, and Washers
Boot and Shoe Cut Stock and Findings
Carpets and Rugs
Coated and Laminated Packaging Paper and Plastics Film
Coated and Laminated Paper, Not Elsewhere Classified
Custom Compounding of Purchased Plastics Resins
Dress and Work Gloves, Except Knit and All-Leather
Footwear, Except Rubber, Not Elsewhere Classified
Gaskets, Packing, and Sealing Devices
Hats, Caps, and Millinery
Household Furniture, Not Elsewhere Classified
Industrial and Personal Service Paper
Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet, and Profile Shapes
Luggage
Men's Footwear, Except Athletic
Millwork
Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels, and Allied Products
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
Plastics Bottles
Plastics Foam Products
Plastics, Foil and Coated Paper Bags
Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes
Plastics Materials and Resins
Plastics Pipe
Plastics Plumbing Fixtures
Plastics Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
Polymers
Rubber and Plastics Footwear
Rubber and Plastics Hose and Belting
Rubber Products, Fabricated
Screw Machine Products
Special Dies and Tools, Die Sets, Jigs and Features, and Industrial Molds
Sporting and Athletic Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified
Synthetic Rubber (Vulcanizable Elastomers)
Textile Bags
Uncoated Paper and Multiwall Bags
Unsupported Plastics Film and Sheet
Unsupported Plastics Profile Shapes
Valves and Pipefittings, Not Elsewhere Classified
Watches, Clocks, Clockware Operated Devices, and Parts
Waterproof Outerwear
Women's Footwear, Except Athletic

Reference Books:

The CRB Commodity Yearbook: REF HF 1041 .C56
Encyclopedia of American Industries: REF HC 102 .E53
Encyclopedia of Business: REF HF 1001 .E466
Encyclopedia of Global Industries: REF HD 2324 .E53
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries: REF HD 2324 .E528
Handbook of Plastics, Elastomers, and Composites: REF TP 1130 .H36
Injection Molding Handbook: REF TP 1150 .I55
Introduction to Plastic Recycling: REF TP 1175 .R43 G66
Manufacturing and Distribution USA: REF HD 9721 .M364
Manufacturing Worldwide: REF HD 9720.1 .M33
Polymer Handbook: REF QD 388 .P65
U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook 2000: REF HC 101 .U54
U.S. Market Trends and Forecasts: REF HF 5415.1 .U76X

Periodicals:

Designed Monomers and Polymers: Academic Search Premier
High Performance Plastics: Business and Company Resource Center
Plastics and Rubber Asia: Business and Company Resource Center
Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Academic Search Premier
Polymers for Advanced Technologies: Wiley
Reactive and Functional Polymers: ScienceDirect
Rubber and Plastics News II: Business and Company Resource Center

Statistics:

Plastics Data Source
Plastics Industry Statistics
Plastics Products Manufacturers
Plastics Statistics - Canada
Plastics and Statistics
The Society of Plastics Industry
The Society of Plastics Industry - Economic Statistics

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