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Information services for the Plastics Industry. This area includes sources such as industry organizations, trade publications, news bodies and pricing lists. Those sources marked SUB require a paid subscription.

Chemical Market Resources
Chemical Market Resources focuses on market research for industries including Plastics. SUB.

Freedonia Group
The Freedonia Group is an international business research company that has published more than 1,500 research reports since 1985. SUB.

Global Plastics Letter
Global Plastics Letter is a quick read - to the point and timely enough to act on. In just four pages they pack relevant news, information and insights, with a primary focus on sheet, rod, tube and film. SUB.

High Performance Plastics
International Newsletters publish a monthly newsletter called High Performance Plastics. Sample copies and trial subscriptions are available on their web site.

ICIS-LOR
Subscription site for pricing information. Includes a "chemicals" section. Take the free "Chemicals Report Tour" to see if it meets your needs. SUB.

National Information Center For Polymer Education
POLYED is a consortium of groups interested in science education in general and polymer education in particular. Membership is derived from the American Chemical Society Divisions of Polymer Chemistry and Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering.

National Technology Transfer Center
The National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) was established in 1989 by congress to provide American companies and individuals with access to federal R&D to better enable them to compete in the international marketplace.

Non-Profit Gateway to Government Grants
This site provides a currently experimental network of links to Federal government information and services. Some areas are under construction but, if implemented well, it should become a useful tool.

Plastics and Chemicals News
P&C News offers a limited but topical news service.

Plastics Industry
Good looking site with search capabilities for manufacturers.

Plastics News
Plastics News provides unparalleled coverage of the plastics industry. Headlines are free but a subscription is required for full access to all areas of this site. SUB.

Society of Plastics Industry
Pertinent and timely plastics industry information available on this regularly updated web site. Company membership pays for the information listed.

SPE Free Plastics Newsletter
Subscribe to this free plastics newsletter from the Society of Plastics Engineers.

Standard & Poor's Platt's
Platts is the specialist energy market reporting company of the McGraw Hill Companies. Platts initially reported only on US petroleum markets but expanded to include international energy markets. In addition Platts also reports on oil, petrochemicals, non-ferrous metals, shipping, power and natural gas. More recently Platts has begun to offer an analysis service for various markets. SUB.

World of Plastics
A source for information on the Plastics Industry.

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