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History   The discovery of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is often described as a serendipitous breakthrough. In the late 1930s, DuPont chemist Dr Roy Plunkett was tasked with developing an alte … read more

History   Polyethylene (PE) is a major commodity plastic and the second most widely used thermoplastic after polypropylene (PP). Several types of PE exist and are classified according to their d … read more

History   Polycarbonates were discovered by German scientist Alfred Einhorn in the late 1890s. However, despite more than 30 years of research into this class of polymers, the project was abando … read more

History   Polypropylene (PP), the most widely used type of thermoplastic, was discovered in 1954 by Giulio Natta and arrived on the commercial market three years later. Its characteristics, such … read more

History   The development of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) began with the first report of vinyl chloride by Liebig and Regnault in 1835. Nearly four decades later, Baumann investigated the effect of … read more