Universities, Institutes, Technical Societies and Related Institutions

• ABPol, Brazilian Association for Polymers

• Adhesives & Sealants On-Line

• ASPLAR, Associação Brasileira de Materiais Plásticos Reforçados, Brazil

• Association of Plastic Manufacturers in Europe

• Association of Rotational Molding

• Biopolymer, Natural Polymers

• Brazilian Chemical Products

• Brazilian Plastics. Recommended!

• B.N.D.E.S., Brazil: Texts about Brazilian Polymer Production

• British Plastics Federation

• ChemIndustry, Search Engine for Chemistry, Including Polymers

• Center for Composite Materials

• C.I.P., Polymer Investigation Center, Mexico

• Color and Appearance Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers

• The Composite Materials Guide, @ About.com, by Barry Berenberg. Recommended!

• Composite Materials and Structures Center, @ Michigan State University

• The Composites Registry, @ Durability

• The Worldwide Composites Search Engine

• Cornell University Injection Molding Program

• Directory of Forest Products, Wood Science & Marketing

• Dow Automotive, Plastics for Automotive Use

• E-Plast, Brazilian Plastics Directory

• Euromap, European Committee of Machinery Manufacturers

• European Plastics Converters

• Strictly Extrusion

• General Info about Plastics, in Portuguese

• The German Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association

• Glossary about Polymers, @ PolyDynamics

• Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Germany

• Institute of Polymer Technology and Materials Engineering, Loughborough University, England

• InterPlasticNet: Plastic Directory

• Laboratório de Materiais Compostos, @ ITA - Instituto de Tecnologia Aeronáutica, Brazil

• NetComposites. Portal to Composites

• NIST Chemistry WebBook, Chemical Data Book (includes polymers!)

• On-Line Macromolecular Museum

• Packaging Business

• Packaging Network. Recommended!

• Packaging News, Korea

• Packaging Technology

• Penn State University. Promising!

• Plaspec. Polymer Selection Database

• Plastic Buyers' Source Book

• Plastic Guide

• PlasticNet

• PlastiNet

• Plastico.Com, Portal Latinoamericano

• Plasticon Consultancy & Training

• Plastics Finishing Forum, by Surf-Prep Inc.

• Plastics Institute of America

• Plastics Links, @ San Diego Plastics

• PlasticsNet

• Plastics News on the Web

• Plastics On-Line

• Plastics and Quality Forum

• Plastics Resource: Info about Plastics and the Environment

• Plastics Technology Center

• Plastics Technology Deployment Center

• Plastics U.S.A.

• PolyCoat

• PolyLink

• PolymerAge

• Polymer Composites Research, by Christian Marston

• Polymer Directory, @ Japan New Materials Report

• Polymerization Reactions Info

• Polymer Links, @ Cornell University

• Polymer Place. Plastic Product Development

• Polymer-Search, a search engine specific for polymers @ Rapra

• PolymerSites

• PolySort

• Polyurethane Foam Association

• P.V.C. Institute, Brazil

• P.V.C. Links

• P.V.C. Plus, Germany

• Rapra Polymer Directory. Free Searchable Trade Directory and Abstracts Data Base

• Rheology and Polymer Processing Group, @ Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil

• The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society

• Society of Dyers and Colourists, U.K.

• Society of Plastic Engineers

• Society of the Plastics Industry

• SpecialChem: Polymer Additives & Masterbatches

• Supplier Search for Plastics Industries, @ Plastics News

• Textília. Fibers and Textiles

• Polymer Technology Department, UNICAMP - Campinas University, Brazil

• WebPlastics. Info about Plastics and Petrochemical Industries in Brazil

• Webb Plásticos. Info about Plastics and Petrochemical Industries in Brazil

• World Plastic

Polymer Producers

Thermoplastics

• Alpha-Owens Corning Resins

• Amoco Corp.

• Aschulman. Resins and Compounds

• AT Plastics Inc., Canada

• Ausimont. Fluorine-based Polymers

• B.A.S.F., Germany. Engineering Polymers

• Bayer, Germany. Engineering Polymers

• Du Pont Chemical Company. Products Data Base

• Eastman Corporation. PET

• EGC Corporation. Engineering Thermoplastics

• Ferro Corporation. Thermoplastics with Fillers

• G.E. Polymers. Engineering Thermoplastics

• OPP Petroquímica, Brazil. Thermoplastics

• Polibrasil, Brazil

• Politeno, Brazil

• R&D Industries. Polymers and Polyurethane

• Shell Chemical. PET

• Vinnolit Kunststoff, Germany. P.V.C.

• Shell Chemical

• Solvay, Belgium. P.V.C.

• Sorbothane. Viscoelastic Damping Materials

• Ticona, Polyolefins. An Hoechst Company

• 
  Thermosets

  • Ara Química, Brazil. Unsaturated Polyester Resins

  • Ashland Chemical Company

  • Cersa, Brazil. Polyester Resins

  • Derakane, Epoxy Vinyl Ester Resins from Dow Chemical

  • Reichhold, Polyester Resins

  
  Elastomers and Rubbers

  • Nitriflex, Brazil. Nitrilic Rubber (NBR)

  • Softer, Italy. Thermoplastic Elastomers

  
  Miscelaneous

  • Ormecon Chemie, Germany. Polyaniline: Intrisically Conductive Polymer

Additives for Polymer Formulations

General

• Akcros. Additives for Thermoplastics

• Arco Chemical

• Ciba

• Dead Sea Bromine Group. Flame Retardants

• Parabor, Brazil

• Special Chem, a Guide about Additives

• 
  Search Engine

  • Additive Search Database, @SpecialChem

  
  Fiberglass and Raw Materials for Composite Plastics

  • J.D. Lincoln

  • Owens Corning

  • Saint Gobain, Brazil.

  • Syncoglas, Belgium.

  
  Pigments and Masterbatches

  • Ciba

  • The Coloring Home Page. Corants and Pigments

  • Ferro Enamel, Brazil. Pigments and Aditives

  • Georg Deifel, Germany

  • Das Lexikon der Farbstoffe und Pigmente, @ Thomas Seilnacht

  • Macroplast, Brazil

Polymer Dealers

• Activas, Brazil.

• Delmac, Brazil. Engineering Plastics

• Piramidal, Brazil

• Polimarketing, Brazil

• Resin Quotations, @ Jornal do Plástico

• Ruttino, Brazil

• San Diego Plastics

• Sucata On-Line, Brazil

Processing Equipment

Automation, Instrumentation and Control

• Barco, Belgium. Automation Systems for Plastics and Rubber Industry

• Betacontrol, Germany. Data Acquisition and Visualization

• Erhardt + Leimer, Germany. Sensors for Web Production

• Gefran, Italy. Control Systems for Plastics Processing Machinery

• Haehne, Germany. Electronic Devices and Instrumentation

• Optical Control Systems, Germany.

• Plast-Control

• Tecnopolymer, Brazil

• TSM Control Systems. Extruder Automation

• Yushin

• 
  General: Mold/Blow Injection, Extrusion...

  • Actual Maschinenbau AG, Austria. Extrusion Lines for PVC Profiles

  • Aoki Technical Laboratory, Japan. Stretch-Blow Molding Machines

  • Arburg. Mold Injection

  • Battenfeld: Blow/Mold Injection

    • Main Site

    • Gloucester-Battenfeld: Plastic Film Equipment

    • Battenfeld-Pugliese: Brazilian Site

  • Bekum:

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    • U.S.A.

  • Cincinnati-Milacron:

    • U.S.A.

    • Austria

  • CPM, Germany. Machinery for Plastic Extrusion and Profile Cutting

  • Field Manufacturing. Custom Injection Molding

  • Davis Standard Corp.. Blow Molding, Extrusion, Calendering

  • Demag-Ergotech. Mold Injection

  • Extrusion Dies, Inc.

  • Hirsch Maschinenbau, Austria. Preexpanders for EPS, Insert Moulding

  • Hot Runners, @ Husky

  • Husky, Canada

  • HWA Machines, Taiwan

  • Icam San Giorgio, Italy. Extruders and Extrusion Lines

  • Imacom, Brazil. Extruders

  • Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery Association

  • Johnson Controls, Plastics Machinery Division

  • Kamman América Latina, Brazil

  • Krauss-Maffei, Germany. Plastics Machinery Division

  • Mamata Machinery, India. Injection Molding and Blown Film Extrusion Lines

  • Maris, Italy. Extruders

  • Mecal. Machines for Manufacturing P.V.C. Profiles

  • Millutensil, Italy. Die & Mould Spotting Presses

  • Netstal-Maschinen AG:

    • Main Site

    • Brazilian Site

  • Olmas, Italy. Corrugated Pipe Lines

  • Pavan-Zanetti, Brazil. Blow/Mold Injection

  • Profama, Brazil. Film Processing Equipment, Coilers

  • Respecta, Germany. Machines for Casting Polymer Concrete

  • Rossi Stamp, Italy. Co-Extruders and Extrusion Dies

  • Second Hand Plastic Processing Equipment

  • Semeraro, Brazil. Injection Mouding Machines

  • Sinco, Thailand. Blow Injection

  • Sunnyvale, Brazil. Machinery Importer

  • Techne - Technipack Engineering, Italia. Blow Mold Systems

  • Tekcast Industries. Spin Casting Equipment

  • Tekmaq, Hong Kong

  • Urola, Spain. Stretch-Blowmolding Machines

  • Van Dorn Demag Corporation. Injection Mouding Machines

  • Wayne Machine & Die Company. Extruders

  • Wutzl, Brazil

  
  Mixers, Feeding Equipment, Pumps, Dryers

  • LCI Corporation: Pumps and Filters for Molten Plastics

  • List, Switzerland. Mixers and Kneaders

  • Maag Pump Systems, Switzerland. Pumps for Viscous Polymers, Compoundings...

  • Maguire. Pumps, Blenders, Feeders, Granulators.

  • Maskin AB Rapid, Sweden. Granulator Equipment for Plastics Recycling

  • Micromar, Brazil

  • Officine Costarelli, Italy. Recycling Equipment

  • Plastic Recycling Machinery, Denmark

  • Rodofeli Máquinas, Brazil

  • Simar Fördertechnik, Germany. Hopper Loaders

  • Waeschle, Germany

  
  Lamination & Printers

  • Enercon Industries Corp. Corona Treating Equipment

  • Europa-Siebdruck-Centrum, Germany

  • Kase Equipment Europa. Dry-Offset Printing Machinery

  • Markem

  • TampoPrint, Germany. Rotary Tampon Printers

  • Uteco, Italy

  
  Moulds

  • C-Mold, C.A.E. in Moulding

  • Ferplast, Brazil. Tooling Development for Injection Molds

  • Flag Tecnologia Comercial, Brazil. Vacuum Casting Moulds

  • IdealMolde, Portugal

  • Imtech Design. Injection Moulding Consulting

  • Moldmax. Injection and Blow Moulds

  • Moltec, Brazil. Injection and Blow Moulds

  • NG Metalúrgica, Brazil. Thermoplastics Moulds

  • Paulson Injection Molding Lessons: On-Line Training Center

    • Site #1: at PlasticsNet

    • Site #2: at PlasticRoad

  • Schnurr, Germany. Plastic Injection Moulding

  • Simco, The Netherlands. Static Pinning for In Mold Labelling Process

  • Sridevi Tools, India

  • Weber Manufacturing Ltd., Canada. Injection Molds

  
  Peripherical and Miscellaneous Equipment

  • A.B.B., Brazil. Periphericals for Extrusion Processes

  • AFS Entwicklungs und Vertriebs GmbH. Hot Needle Perforators, Corona Treatment

  • Além Mar, Brazil

  • Alfatherm

  • Altec, Brazil

  • Atos, Brazil

  • Attrak, Brazil

  • Barra, Brazil. Filters

  • Brapenta, Brazil

  • Bucher & Bucher. Weighters

  • Campetella, Italy. Robots and Manipulators

  • Celmar, Brazil

  • Coel, Brazil

  • Conair

  • Cor & Cia, Brazil

  • Dry Color, Brazil

  • Eltex, Germany. Electrostatic Systems

  • Fezer, Germany. Vaccum Lifting Devices

  • Gruber Systems. Equipment, Molds and Supplies for Cast Polymer Industry

  • Gusmer, Plural-Component Spray Equipment

  • Hotset Heizpatronen und Zubehör, Germany. Heating Elements for Plastic Processing Machines

  • HTT - Hoch Temperature Technick, Germany. Central Energy Units

  • Infrared Internationale, United Kingdom. Infrared Heaters

  • Korper, Brazil

  • Krelus Infrared, Switzerland. Infrared Radiation Systems

  • Kurtz, Germany. Machinery for Processing of Thermoplastic Foam

  • Lavagem Americana, Brazil

  • Mascia, Brazil

  • Moditec, France. Granulators for Thermoplastics

  • Omron, Brazil

  • Parker, Brazil

  • Parkinson Machinery. Converting Equipment for Plastics

  • Piovan

  • Plasma Technik Grün, Germany. Plasma Surface Treatment Plants

  • Pneumotronic, Brazil

  • Polimate, Brazil. Representative of Plastics Equipment Manufacturers

  • Rax Representações, Brazil. Representative of Plastics Equipment Manufacturers

  • Rigo, Italy. Conveyors

  • Seghers. Plastic Machinery Cleaning

  • SKM, Taiwan

  • Tec Engineering

  • Tecnofer Ecoimpianti. Film Processing Equipment

  • Tecno Polymer, Brazil

  • Tecno Trade, Brazil

  • U.S. Granulator

  
  Thermoforming

  • Interdibipack, Italy. Packaging Machines

  • Wikon, Germany

Polymer Processors

Coatings

• RotNot. Modified Phenolic/Epoxy Coatings

• T.S.P. Inc. Plastic Coatings

• 
  Compounding

  • RTP Company. Compounder of Thermoplastics

  
  Extrusion

  • Crescent Plastics. Thermoplastic Extrusions

  
  Injection

  • Endura Plastics

  • Raviv Precision Injection Molding

  
  Rubber Products

  • GBSA, Rubber Molded Products (Seals and Rings). Free CD-ROM Catalog!

  • Good Year

Technical Services

• DTM Corporation. Rapid Prototyping of Plastic Components via Laser Sintering

• OHDE Engenharia, Brazil. Plastics Engineering, Consulting and Software

• Plastic Construction Robert Teblick. Products for Chemical Industries.

• Plastic Technical Services. Engineering Resins Information

• Ridout Plastics. Acrylic and Engineering Plastics

• Robtec, Rapid Prototyping of Plastic Componentes

• Rotomolding

• Smith Fiberglass Products and Chemical Tubing

Recycling

• AutoVinyle, PVC Recycling from Cars

• Enterprise Recycling Center (CEMPRE), Brazil

• National Association for PET Container Resources, PET Recycling

• Plastics Recycling

• Recytrade, Buying/Selling of Plastic Scrap

• Rubber Recycling

• The Technology of Recycling Plastics

Laboratory Equipment

• ATS Rheosystems

• Ceast, Italy.

• Infra Scientific, England. Rheometers

• Netsch Thermal Analysis, Germany. DSC, Combustion Gas Analyzers, Thermobalances

• Reologica Instruments AB, Sweden. Rheometers

• Zipperling, Germany. U.S. Testing.

Polymer Fairs and Congresses

• K 2000, Düsseldorf/Germany

• NPE - National Plastics Exhibition, Chicago/U.S.A.

• Pack Expo, Chicago/U.S.A.

• Western Plastics Expo, Long Beach/U.S.A.

On-Line Polymer Journals

• Asia Electronic Publication

• British Plastics & Rubber

• Canadian Plastics Magazine

• Chemical News Intelligenge. Paid Service!

• Chemical Week

• Elsevier Science. Featuring ESTOC - Elsevier Science Table of Contents. Excellent!

  • ContentsDirect Service: Table of Contents of Elsevier Journals can be sent via E-Mail free of charge. In order to get the details, send an E-Mail to Elsevier, writing help in its body.

• Dyes and Pigments, Edited by Elsevier

• Embalagem Marca, @Brazil

• European Coatings Journal

• European Rubber Journal

• Faber & Lacke

• Food and Drug Packaging Magazine

• Global Plastics Letter, by Mel Ettenson

• Injection Molding Magazine

• Journal of Coatings Technology

• Jornal de Plásticos, Brazil

• Journals edited by the Institute of Materials: Includes Plastics, Rubber and Composites Processing and Applications. Requires Acrobat Reader!

• Journal of Chemical Education

• Journal of Pophyrins and Phthalocyanines, Edited by John Wiley & Sons

• Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists, U.K.

• Modern Plastics International On-Line

• Newsletter of the Packaging Network

• Paintings & Coatings Industry

• Plástico Industrial, Brazil

• Plástico Moderno, Brazil

• Revista do Plástico Reforçado, Brazil

• Plásticos em Revista, Brazil

• Plastics News

• Plastics News International

• Plastics Platform. News about Plastics (Paid Service!)

• Plastics South East Asia Pacific

• Plastics Technology Magazine

• Plastnet, Sweden

• Plastnordica, Sweden

• Progress in Organic Coatings, Edited by Elsevier

• Regulatory Update

• Rubber & Plastics News

• Rubber World Magazine

• Urethanes Technology Magazine

On-Line Polymer Bookstores and Editors

• I.M.M. Book Club

• Maro Publications

• Reed Chemical Publications

• Technomic Publishing Co.

• Virtual Online Polymer Books Store, @ Amazon Books

• William Andrew: Plastic Design Library, Rover Electronic Books and more!

Software

• AspenTech. Polymer Molecular Modeling.

• Campus, Software for Thermoplastic Selection

• C-Mold, Mould Filling Simulation

• Cleo Sci. Database of Ultraviolet Absorbers.

• Compuplast, Simulation of Plastics Processing

• Delcam, England. CAD-CAM Software for the Plastics Industry

• DTW Associates, Polymer Modeling Software

• FillCalc. Software for the Simulation of Injection Molding Process

• Blown Film Calculator, @ Brampton Engineering

• Gower. CD-ROM's Data Bases about Polymer Additives

• I.D.E.S., Software for Polymer Selection

• Injection Molding Cost Estimator, @ University of Massachussets

• The Laminator, Composite Modeling

• M-Base, Polymer Software

• MoldFlow. Simulation Software for the Design/Production of Plastic Parts

• Molecular Simulations Inc. Polymer Molecular Simulation.

• M2Tech. LabTrac: Polymer Formulation Software

• Oxford Materials. DryAdd-Lite: Polymerization/Cross-Linking Simulation

• PolyDynamics. Software for Plastics Processing, Like Die Design

• Polyflow. Software for Plastics Processing, Like Die and Mold Design

• Polymer Laboratories. GPC/SEC Software: Full Working Demo Version Available

• Polythink. Polymerization Software

• Rapra. Injection Mould/Extrusion Die Design Software

• Russian Polymer News

• SciVision. Software for Polymer Modeling

• University of Akron. Software for Polymer Processing

Electronic Lists

• Clube do Plástico. A Brazilian forum for discussion about polymers, plastics and rubbers. The official language of this list is Portuguese, although relevant messages written in English can be accepted. Subscriptions: send a blank E-Mail to [email protected].

• Polymer List. Technical questions about polymers. Subscriptions: send an E-Mail to [email protected] writing sub polymer Name Surname in its body.

• Polymer Processing. Discussion about polymer processing. Subscriptions: go to Polymer-Processing List Site.