petroleum-based material gradually replaces materials like glass and metal. Today, an average person living in Western Europe or North America consumes 100 kilograms of plastic each year, mostly in the form of packaging.
used materials in general production worldwide. It is used for a multitude of uses from bottles, food, and general packaging, to more industrial uses such as wear guides, rollers, bushes, chute liners and cutting boards.
Today it can be found in high load bearings, wear pads, support and guide wheels, conveyor and tension rollers, wire rope sheaves, buffer, pads, gears to guitar strings, and many other applications.
and foodstuffs. Given its great resistance to chemicals, impact and scratching combined with its resistance to moisture and oxygen permeation, polypropylene is one of the most used materials for keeping areas where food and liquid are being used or stored.
as flooring or a covering for surfaces. PVC's waterproof and rigid qualities allow it to be used for other applications such electric cable housing, playground equipment, signs, covers and fume cupboards.
would often be used. Polycarbonate can also be coated to be used as bullet-resistance glass and has been used in banks, cars and fighter jets due to its similarity to glass as well as its intense durability after a coating has been applied.