Links
By following the links below you can access websites relevant to the production, conversion and application of plastics and rubber materials.
- Information Databases
- Organisations
- Polymer Suppliers
- Machinery, Ancillaries, Services
- Products
- Education and Training
Information Databases
| www.bpf.co.uk/Plastipedia | The Web's Largest Plastics Encyclopedia |
| www.prw.com | Plastics & Rubber Weekly |
| www.britishplastics.co.uk | British Plastics & Rubber online |
| www.plasticsnet.com | Data on commercial plastics (USA) |
| www.matweb.com | Data on 16000 materials |
| www.businessmagnet.co.uk | Business to Business Directory |
| www.campusplastics.com | Property, processing and source data on grades of commercial plastics (European) |
| www.grantadesign.com | Material selection software and data |
| www.ides.com | Material selection software and data |
| www.ptonline.com | Plastics Technology Materials, machinery, tradenames (N America) |
| www.plastics.com | Materials, machinery, tradenames (N America) |
| www.applegate.co.uk | Company directory (Applegate) |
| www.environment-agency.gov.uk/netregs | Environmental regulations for SMEs |
Organisations
| www.iom3.org | Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining |
| www.bpf.co.uk | British Plastics Federation |
| www.rapra.net | Rapra Technology, abstracts , consultancy |
| https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/materialsktn | Materials Knowledge Transfer Network |
| https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/polymers | Materials Knowledge Transfer Network; Polymer Group |
| www.plasticseurope.org | Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe |
| www.4spe.org | Society of Plastics Engineers |
| www.socplas.org | Society of Plastics Industry (USA) |
| www.pira.co.uk | Pira International, (packaging & printing) |
| www.pera.com | PERA, polymers & composites consultancy |
| www.plasteurope.com | Information platform for the European plastics industry |
| www.manchesterpolymergroup.com | Manchester Polymer Group |
| www.dur.ac.uk/northeast.polymers | North East Polymer Association |
| www.the-tpa.org.uk | Telford Polymer Association |
| www.plastiquarian.com | Plastics Historical Society |
| www.gtma.co.uk | Gauge & Tool Makers Association |
| www.scotent.co.uk | Scottish Enterprise |
| www.ecvm.org | European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers |
| www.euromap.org | Technical specs on processing machinery |
| www.listgrove.com | Listgrove Ltd, recruitment consultants |
| www.iod.co.uk | Institute of Directors |
| www.mining-scotland.org | The Mining Institute of Scotland |
| www.patent.gov.uk | British Patents Office |
| www.patents.ibm.com/ibm.html | USA Patents |
| www.sepa.org.uk | Scottish Environmental Protection Agency |
| www.scottishmetals.org | Scottish Association for Metals |
| www.scotland.gov.uk | The Scottish Government |
| www.scottish-enterprise.com/css | Chemical Sciences Scotland |
| www.scottishmas.com | Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service |
| www.competitivescotland.com | CompetitiveScotland.com |
| www.edtc.org.uk | Electronic Design Support Centre in Scotland |
| www.learndirectscotland.com | LearndirectScotland |
| www.engineeringscotland.org | Federation of Engineering Societies in Scotland |
| www.innovationcentre.org | Innovative technology opportunities |
Polymer Suppliers
| www.sabic-ip.com | Sabic IP; engineering thermoplastics |
| www.dupont.com | DuPont |
| www.basf.de | BASF |
| www.ticona.co.uk | Ticona (UK); engineering thermoplastics |
| www.ineospolyolefins.com | INEOS Polyolefins, Grangemouth |
| www.victrex.com | Victrex PEEK |
| www.ciba-araldite.com | Ciba Geigy epoxy resins |
| www.hardiepolymers.co.uk | Polymer materials distributor |
| www.vinnolit.de | Vinnolit (PVC) |
| www.dsm.nl | DSM Ltd (thermoplastics and rubbers) |
| www.aestpe.com | Advanced Elastomer Systems (TPE) |
| www.ineos.com/con_sty.html | INEOS Styrene polymers |
| www.polymerhouse.com | small or large batch engineering and commodity polymers |
| www.distrupol.com | Distributor of thermoplastics and elastomers |
| www.plastribution.co.uk | Distributor of thermoplastic raw materials |
Machinery, Ancillaries, Services
| www.arburg.co.uk | Injection Moulding machines from Arburg |
| www.demag-ergotech.com | Injection Moulding machines from Demag |
| www.billion.fr | Injection Moulding machines from Billion |
| www.engel.at | Injection Moulding machines from Engel |
| www.netstal.com | Injection Moulding machines from Netstal |
| www.kraussmaffei.co.uk | Injection Moulding, extrusion and reactive processing machines from Krauss Maffei |
| www.wittmann.co.uk | materials handling and automation |
| www.davis-standard.com | Extruders |
| www.moldflow.com | Flow analysis & simulation for injection moulding |
| www.imtechdesign.com | Flow analysis consultancy |
| www.zwick.co.uk | Test equipment from Zwick Roell |
| www.rosand.com | Test equipment |
| www.fire-testing.com | Fire test instrumentation |
| www.impact-solutions.co.uk | Test laboratory for drums, pipes, etc from Impact Solutions |
| www.ktechplastics.co.uk | ancillary equipment for injection moulding, extrusion and blow moulding |
| www.mactec-uk.com | consultancy: product development; technology transfer |
| www.summitsystems.co.uk | ancillary process machinery from Summit Systems |
| www.shore-design.co.uk | product design consultancy: Shore Design |
Products
Education and Training
| www.napier.ac.uk | Edinburgh Napier University |
| www.cogent-ssc.com | Sector Skills Council for the polymer industry |
| www.impact-solutions.co.uk | innovation consultancy |
| www.s4pltd.co.uk | technical training & support, Solutions4Polymers |
