Feedstocks are the major drivers of the price of plastics. Whether you are for or against fracking, it has had a dramatic effect on the price of anything derived from natural gas or oil. Not so long ago, Alan Greenspan expressed concern about depletion of natural gas in the U S. Time was “peak …
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Plastic POLYmers are made from building block MONOmers. The naturally occurring monomers (feedstocks ) can be derived from plants, coal, natural gas or oil. Long chains of monomers are polymers. Ethylene becomes polyethylene, propylene becomes polypropylene, styrene becomes polystyrene, etc. A polymer comprised of only one monomer is known as a homopolymer. A polymer with two monomers is called …
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