Associations & Agencies
Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Fiber Manufacturers Association and the Fiber Economics Bureau - FiberSource.com
American Mold Builders Association
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Plastics Council (APC)
 
  • Teaching Plastics - your virtual plastics classroom 
  • Hands on Plastics - A Scientific Investigation Kit for for teachers and students 
  • APC's Plastics and your Health 
  • APC's Automotive-Specific Website 
  • APC's Trade Association Website
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
    American Society for Quality
    American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
    American Society for Plasticulture
    ASM International
    Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe
    Association of Rotational Molders
    Automotive Industry Action Group
    Automotive Recyclers Association
    British Plastics Federation
    California Film Extruders & Converters Association
    Canadian Plastics Industry Association
    Composites Fabricators Association
    Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe Association
    Expanded Polystyrene Molders Association
    Flexible Packaging Association
    Future Scientists and Engineers of America (FSEA)
    Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
    International Association of Plastics Distributors
    Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC)
    Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP)
    Japan Society of Polymer Processing (JSPP)
    JETS - Junior Engineering Technical Society
    National Association for Plastic Container Recovery (NAPCOR)
    National Association of Manufacturers
    National Plastics Center and Museum (NPCM)
    National Research Council (NRC) and Industrial Materials Institute (IMI) of Canada
    National Tooling & Machining Association
    New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program
    North American Die Casting Association (NADCA)
    Nypro Online 
    Plastica.IT - Italy
    Plastic Bag Association
    Poly Home Page - Division of Polymer Chemistry Inc. of the American Chemical Society
    Polymer Processing Institute - contract research & development for the polymer industry 
    Polymer Science Learning Center - Multimedia Polymer Education
     
  • Paul Lemur's Educational page - for young students 
  • Polystyrene Packaging Council
    Polyurethane Foam Association
    Polyurethane Manufacturers Association
    Royal Society of Chemistry
    Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
    Société Française des Ingénieurs des Plastiques (SFIP) (France)
    Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals
    Society of Automotive Engineers
    Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI)
     
  • NPE - the world's plastics showcase 
  • Plastics USA - North America's plastics marketplace 
  • Society of Rheology
    Society of Vacuum Coaters
    Tooling & Manufacturing Association
    Vinyl.org - one material, infinite uses
    Vinyl Institute
     
  • Vinyl By Design - resource for building design professionals 
  • The Wire Association International, Inc.
    Women in Packaging

    Plastics Related Websites:
    Appliance Manufacturer Magazine
    ARoutsis Associates - interactive training for the plastics industry 
    Asia Package
    ask4plastic - plastics exclusive business to business e-marketplace/bazaar/directory
    British Plastics & Rubber Magazine
    ChemIndustry.com - a worldwide search engine of the chemical industry 
    Chemical News and Intelligence - latest news and business information on the chemical industry
    Discover Engineering Online - the basics - what an engineer does and how to become one
    Eng-Tips Forum - peer-to-peer forum for engineering professionals 
    European Tool & Mould Making magazine
    The Green Sheet - where plastics industry buyers and sellers meet 
    Hanser Gardner Publications - technical books for industry, science and education
    IDES - world's source for plastic materials
    Injection Molding Magazine Online
    Kangan Batman Institute of Technical and Further Education - Tertiary Education organization, Melbourne, Australia
    MatWeb - a free searchable materials database of polymers, composites, metals, ceramics, etc.
    Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials - journal devoted to time-dependent behavior of materials and structures
    Medical Design Technology Magazine
    Medical Device Link
    Modern Plastics Magazine
    myplasticsinfo.com - custom news service
    National Academy of Sciences/National Academy of Engineering - for beginning scientists & engineers
    New Jersey Institute of Technology - public research university
    Northwestern University - Masters Program in Product Development
    Packaging Buisness- intenet marketing solutions for the packaging and converting industries
    Packexpo - packaging info on the web
    Packaging Today - news for the packaging industry
    Packaging World Interactive
    PaintExpo - online trade show and information center
    Pigment Resin and Technology - journal on developments in the paint and resin industry 
    Plastics Commerce - connecting plastics businesses the world over
    Plastics Machining & Fabricating Magazine - technical/management magazine for the secondary plastics processing industry 
    Plastics Mall - plastic industry info plus full web site design services
    Plastics Network - e-Volved Solutions for the Plastics Industry
    PlasticsNews on the Web
    Plastics Technology Center
    Plastics Technology Online - the magazine of plastics manufacturing
    Plastics Technology - website for the plastics industry
    Polymers on the Web - (College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at Univ. of Akron)
    PolySort - the plastics and rubber industries' home base on the Internet 
    PolySurfaces Bookstore - polymer surfaces, coatings, adhesives
    Powder and Bulk Dot Com - information on the dry materials conveying, batching and processing industry 
    Rapra Technology Ltd. - a rubber and plastics information resource
    Recycler's World
    SelectScience.net - the Scientists' Choice
    Stevens Institute of Technology
    Thomas Regional - your marketplace for regional buying
    Trends in Plastics
    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Plastics Courses (Center for Continuing Engineering Education)
    Vinyl World - dedicated to the PVC industry
    William Andrew Publishing - includes Plastics Design Library, Noyes Publications & Sci-Tech Publishing Inc
    World Wide Composites Search Engine - Newsletter - largest search engine for composite materials
    Other Plastics Websites - this will take you to the National SPE secondary link page

    Link list last updated on 6/20/2003