Plastics can be used for the most varied applications.
These can be divided into nine main sectors: packaging, building and construction, automative, electrical and electronics, household and sports, agriculture and miscellaneous uses. These sectors include many items, as listed below.
Packaging: bottles for carbonated drinks, bottles of detergents, cosmetics, microwave containers, all kinds of containers.
Building & Construction: cable protection, water pipes, insulating panels, roofs, walls, flooring.
Automative: tires, seats, child safety seats, airbags in automobiles, valves, liners, cables.
Electrical & Electronics: cable coatings, cell phones, televisions, computers and other electronic equipment.
Household & Sports: bicycle helmets, sky, balls, nets, poles for pole vaults, sportswear.
Agriculture: films for crop protection, cables for irrigation, boxes, handling and transport, lightweight glazing in greenhouses.
Others: biomedical, fibers, adhesives.