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PPV
— Poly Phenylene Vinylene
PPI
— Plastics Pipe Institute
POETRY
— Public Outreach Education Teaching And Reaching Youth
POAE
— Plastic Omnium Auto Exterior
PPF
— Precompressed Polyurethane Foam
PP
— plastic polyproperlene
POM
— Polyoxymethylene (Acetal)
POLISTIROLO
— Polistirolo
SIS
— Styrene Isoprene Styrene Block Copolymer
SEBS
— Styrene Ethylene Butylene Styrene
OEM
— Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
PLA
— Plastic Liquefying Agent
PETG
— Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol
PNR
— Polynorborane Rubber
PNSF
— Plastic Not So Fantastic
PLA
— Polystyrene Latex Aerosol
PMD
— Plastic Metal and Drinks
PLC
— Programmable Logic Controller
PLV
— Pshenichnyi Levin Valadier
HMHDPE
— High Density & High Molecular High Density Polyethylene
PGF
— Phenolic Glue Film
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
API
— American Petroleum Institute (oil)
ZBZ-50
— Zinc diBenZyldithiocarbamate
ASTM
— American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
PCB
— printed circuit board
NSF
— National Sanitation Foundation
WPP
— Whatman PolyPropylene
NBR
— Nitrile Rubber (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber)
CAB
— Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
PEBA
— Polyether Block Amide
ABS
— Acrylonitrile, Butadiene, and Styrene
PEO
— Polyethylene Oxide
EEW
— Epoxy Equivalent Weight (Also called WPE)
IPN
— Interpenetrating Polymer Network
RRIM
— Reinforced Reaction Injection Molding
PPE
— PolyPhenylene Ether
PVC
— Polyvinyl Chloride
LLDPE
— Linear Low Density Polyethylene
RPTFE
— Reinforced PolyTetraFluoroEthylene
ULDPE
— Ultra Low Density Polyethylene
HDPE
— High Density Polyethylene Electrical
MVTR
— Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate
ACM
— Poly(Acrylic Acid Ester Rubber)
PAO
— poly alpha olefin
PU
— Polyurethane
LEP
— Light Emitting Polymer
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
PAEK
— Polyaryletherketone
PCO
— Plastic Closure Only
TSOP
— Toyota Super Olefin Polymer
EAA
— ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer
VOL
— Volume
PVOH
— Polyvinyl Alcohol
BMI
— Bismaleimide Resin
TPE
— Thermoplastic Elastomer
PAH
— Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
CTE
— Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
VOC
— Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
EVA
— Ethylene Vinyl Acetate
PAI
— Polyamide-Imide
PET
— Polyethylene Terephthalate
PFA
— Perfluoroalkoxy
EUR
— Estimated Ultimate Recovery
EPDM
— Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomere
PCU
— Polycarbonate Urethane
HRR
— Rockwell R Hardness Number
ASR
— Alkali-Silica Reaction
BPA
— Bisphenol A
PVDF
— Polyvinylidene Fluoride
BMC
— Bulk-Molding Compound
PCTG
— Glycol-modified Poly-Cyclohexylenedimethylene Terephthalate
TPI
— Thermoplastic Polyimide
PPS
— Polyphenylene Sulfide
DIN
— Deutsches Institut für Normung.
PES
— Polyethersulfone
CVD
— Chemical Vapor Deposition
CAP
— Cellulose Acetate Propionate
EMI
— Electro-Magnetic Interference
LCP
— Liquid Crystal Polymer
SMC
— Sheet molding compound
PTFE
— Polytetrafluoroethylene
UTS
— Ultimate Tensile Strength
CN
— Cellulose Nitrate
SBS
— Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene
PONA
— Paraffins, Olefins, Naphthenes, and Aromatics
CA
— Cellulose Acetate
PP
— Polypropylene
PC
— Polycarbonate
FVMQ
— Fluorosilicone Rubber
PBT
— Polybutylene Terephthalate
PI
— Polyimide
PEX
— Cross-linked Polyethylene
ASA
— Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate
LSR
— Liquid Silicone Rubber
P
— Plastic
PSU
— Polysulfone
PVB
— PolyVinyl Butyral
PBI
— Polybenzimidazole
PMMA
— Polymethylmethacrylate
MDPE
— Medium Density Polyethylene
THV
— Tetrafluoroethylene Hexafluoropropylene Vinylidene
RTI
— Relative Thermal Index
POMA
— Paraneoplastic Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Ataxia
CIPET
— Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology
HRE
— Rockwell E Hardness Number
DP
— Degree of Polymerization
PAS
— Polyarylsulfone
FEP
— Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene
RTR
— Reinforced Thermosetting Resin
PEI
— PolyEtherImide
VHT
— Very High Temperature
PZT
— Lead Zirconium Titanate
HFC
— HydroFluoroCarbon
FRP
— Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics
BIIR
— Bromobutyl Rubber
PEEK
— Polyetheretherketone
PPSU
— Polyphenylsulfone
VHY
— Very High Yield
VLC
— visible light-cured composite
PVDC
— Polyvinylidene Chloride
TPO
— Thermo Plastic Polyolefin (often applied to elastomers)
HQRP
— High Quality Refined Plastic
EVOH
— Poly(Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol)
USDOE
— United States Department Of Energy
VHH
— Volatile Halogenated Hydrocarbons
PUR
— Polyurethane
HFP
— Hexafluoropropylene
UHC
— Unburned HydroCarbons
REJASE
— RE-using Junk As Something Else
PPCO
— Polypropylene Copolymer
PO
— Polyolefin
PPO
— PolyPhenylene Oxide
UHX
— Ultra-temperature Heat Exchanger
HDT
— Heat Distortion Temperature
DTUL
— Deflection Temperature Under Load
VHP
— Very High Pressure
ESCR
— Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance
V
— Vinyl
ERM
— Elastic Reservoir Molding
UHP
— Ultra High Pressure (waterjet)
PCTFE
— Polychlorotrifluoroethylene
PMP
— PolyMethylPentene
GP
— General Purpose
EC
— ethyl cellulose
SPI
— Society of the Plastics Industry
SEEPS
— Styrene-Ethylene-Ethylene/Propylene-Styrene
FR
— Flame-Retardant
LMDPE
— Linear Medium Density Polyethylene
MFI
— Melt Flow Index
POB
— Plastic Ono Band
MOP
— Modern Organic Products
CTPZ
— crack tip plastic zone
KEE
— Ketone Ethylene Ester
TRIP
— Transformation-Induced Plasticity
HMDI
— Hexamethylene Diisocyanate
SBR
— Styrene Butadiene Rubber (synthetic rubber)
RTV
— Room Temperature Vulcanizing (Silicone)
ECN
— Epoxy Cresol Novolac
WPE
— Weight Per Epoxide (also called EEW)
ZN
— Ziegler Natta polymerization catalyst
TPS
— Teflon Polymer Sealant
CIIR
— Chlorobutyl Rubber
PBGA
— Plastic Ball Grid Array
AES
— Poly(Acrylonitrile Ethylene Propylene Styrene)
DAP
— Diallyl Phthalate
SPU
— Segmented Polyurethane
GFR
— Glass Fiber Reinforced
SBC
— Styrene-Butadiene Co-polymer
DDS
— DiaminoDiphenyl Sulfone (Epoxy Cure Agent)
VAM
— Vinyl Acetate Monomer
FPE
— Fantastic Plastic Elastic
CTI
— Comparative Tracking Index
PPOT
— Plastics Processing Operators Training
EP
— Ethylene Propylene
PLCC
— Plastic Leadless Chip Carrier
PFPG
— Plastics Foodservice Packaging Group
HAI
— High Amp Arc Ignition
HWI
— Hot Wire Ignition
BGE
— Butyl Glycidyl Ether
GMT
— Glass Mat Thermoplastics
DGEBA
— Diglycidyl Ether of Bisphenol A
CHDM
— Cyclohexanedimethanol
ABA
— Poly(Acrylonitrile Butadiene Acrylate)
WPP
— Wire Plastic Products
TCM
— Tinted Curing Mixture
HNBR
— Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber)
ASAP
— Aluminum Steel and Plastics
COF
— Coefficient of Friction
TEW
— Thermoplastic Equipment Wire
PFV
— Plastic Filled Valley Wire rope
PRCC
— Plastic Recycling Corporation of California
HIPS
— High Impact Polystyrene
MWD
— Molecular Weight Distribution
EPDM
— Ethylene Propylene Terpolymer Rubber
IIR
— Halogenated Butyl Rubber
CSM
— ChloroSulfonated Polyethylene Rubber
UTW
— Ultra-Thin Whitetopping
PPE
— Plastic Process Equipment
PCP
— Post-Consumer Plastic
SPDIP
— Shrink Plastic Dual Inline Package
PPU
— Plastic People of the Universe
FRP
— Fiber Reinforced Polymer
NHT
— High Temperature Nylon
DAM
— Dry As Molded
SDR
— Standard Diameter Ratio
UHMW
— Ultra High Molecular Weight (often applied to polyethylene)
CM
— Chlorinated Polyethylene Rubber
MIL-SPEC
— Military Specification
NHFR
— Non-Halogen Flame Retardant
PVF
— Poly-Vinyl Fluoride
SAMP
— South Asia Microform Project
CPSC
— Canadian Plastics Sector Council
PA
— PolyAmide (Nylon)
TPV
— Thermo Plastic Vulcanizates
CRC
— The Chemical Rubber Company
DPRA
— Dutch Plastic and Rubber Association
EBAC
— Poly(Ethylene Butyl Acrylate)
LDPE
— Low Density Poly-Ethylene
TPIA
— Thai Plastic Industries Association
AN
— Acrylonitrile
ACES
— Accurate Clear Epoxy Solid
APME
— Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe
CFRP
— Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic
TYS
— Tensile Yield Strength
LPB
— Low Plasticity Burnishing (surface treatment)
HVAR
— High Voltage Arc Resistance to Ignition
EMAC
— Poly(Ethylene Methyl ACrylate)
DPA
— Dual Polymer Action
UEV
— Unsupported Expanded Vinyl
OC
— Oleoresin Capsicum
TPX
— Methyl- Pentene Copolymer
PASA
— PolyAmide, Semi- Aromatic (Nylon)
VLDPE
— Very-Low-Density PolyEthylene
TPR
— Thermo Plastic Rubber
TAIC
— Triallyl Isocyanurate
CPRR
— Center for Plastics Recycling Research
UAP
— Uniunea Artistilor Plastici
BOPP
— Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (Film)
MMT
— methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl
TPV
— Thermo- Plastic Versalloy
GWPI
— Great Wall Plastic Industries
UPVC
— Unplasticised Poly Vinyl Chloride
XLPE
— Cross-Linked PolyEthyline
CA
— CyanoAcrylate (glue)
HRM
— Rockwell M Hardness Number
EDTA
— Ethelene-Diamine-Tetra-Acetic acid
PEI
— Poly Ethylene Imine
ACT
— anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid
ETFE
— Poly(Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene)
RTM
— Resin Transfer Molding
BDMA
— Benzyl Di-Methyl Amine (Epoxy Cure Accelerator)
WCOC
— Western Connecticut Orienteering Club
CAPA
— Computer Aided Plastics Application
SPE
— Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
CSA
— Canadian Standards Associates
TSPS
— Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
ACHONDROPLASIA
— Achondroplastic
APET
— Amorphous Polyethylene Terephthlate
MOPAR
— Made Outa Plastic And Rust
SMA
— Poly (Styrene Maleic Anhydride)
PDU
— Plastic Dress Up
PTOC
— Plastic Twist-Off Cap
RBU
— Reaction Bonded Urethane
AMMA
— Poly(Acrylonitrile Methyl MethAcrylate)
HLH
— hypoplastic left heart
EPL
— Elastic Plastic and Lasting
TEGP
— Tecnicas de expresion grafico plasticas
CPTC
— Canadian Plastics Training Centre
EMILY
— Every Minute I Thank You
TPUR
— Thermoplastic Polyurethane (often applied to elastomers)
HPAS
— High Performance Adhesive System
VOL
— Volatile
R
— Rubber
TSR
— Toughened Silicone Resin
BR
— Polybutadiene Rubber
SCPU
— Sociedad de Cirugía Plástica del Uruguay
CGE
— Cresol Glycidyl Ether
RTPU
— Rigid Thermoplastic PolyUrethane
TS
— Thermoplastics Screw
IMD
— In-Mould Decoration
EMAAA
— Ethylene Acid Terpolymer
DMBP
— Dual Mechanism Bifunctional Polymer
HVTR
— High Voltage Tracking Rate
PEMH
— PolyurEthane Molding Header
CPF
— Clear Polyester Film
MPBF
— mental plastic body filler
PPY
— PolyPYrrole
PNS
— Paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes
GRP
— Glassfibre Reinforced Plastic
PVP
— Poly Vinyl Pyrrolidone
VHMW
— Very High Molecular Weight (often applied to polyethylene)
VA
— Vinyl Asbestos
RPP
— Reinforced PolyPropylene
IPE
— Industrie Plastics Elsässer
WPB
— Water-resistant opaque Polyethylene Banner film
NPT
— National Pipe Tapered
ECTFE
— Poly(Ethylene Chlorotrifluoroethylene)
FRPE
— Flame Retardant Polyethylene
EEPC
— Equivalent Elastic Plastic Curve
IBS
— Interactive Blowing System
CM
— Compression molded
CSPS
— California Society of Plastic Surgeons
FMQ
— Fluorosilicone Rubber
BTP
— Back to Polymer
BPF
— British Plastics Federation's
MQD
— Maximum Quality Distillate
ADF
— Acid Digestible Fiber
FPM
— Fluorocarbon Rubber
SAN
— Poly(Styrene AcryloNitrile)
PAP
— Plastic Animation Paper
LIMS
— Liquid Injection Molding System
UPF
— United Plastic Fabricating, Inc.
EVAL
— Poly(Ethylene Vinyl ALcohol)
PRF
— Plastics Recovery Facility
GPO
— Propylene Oxide Rubber
CEM
— Composite Epoxy Material
CAP
— Coated Abrasive Product
TS
— ThermoSet
LCP
— Low Chair Plastic
MCPOF
— multi core plastic optical fiber
SAPB
— San Antonio Plastic Bricks
PBD
— Plastic Bricks Direct
MNPI
— Muna Noor Plastic Industries
TES
— Thermoplastic Styrenic Elastomer
WMTR
— Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, Inc.
PT
— Plastic Technology
PDMA
— Plastic Deformation Magnetic Assembly
TLS
— Transparent Liquid Sculpey
BPF
— Banbury Plastic Fittings
LVP
— Low Viscosity Polytungstate
QTR
— Quality Thermoplastic Resins
PSP
— Post Shoring Polyethylene
EPC
— Engineered Plastics Company
PCV
— Plastic Conductive Volume
PSNA
— Plastic Surgeons of Northern Arizona
PF
— Plasticizer Free
TLS
— Translucent Liquid Sculpey
PVE
— Poly Vinyl Ethylene
SR
— Sticky Rubber
PID
— Plastics Information Direct
CAP
— Centre for Amphiphilic Polymers
UF
— Urea Formaldehyde resin
CFCM
— Carbon Fiber Cement Matrix
EPN
— Epoxy Phenol Novolac
PEMU
— PolyElectrolyte MUltilayer film
PETE
— Polyethyene Terepthalate
TPP
— Techno Plastic Products
VEC
— Virtual Engineered Composites
MPY
— Meallized Polypropylene Film
STW
— Service Thermoplastic Waterproof
EPS
— Expanded Polystyrene Styrofoam
APBS
— Adjustable Plastic Bayonet Sensors
TEO
— Olefinic Thermoplastic Elastomer
PEKEKK
— PolyEtherKetoneEtherKetoneKetone
ECO
— Epichlorohydrin Rubber (Ethylene Oxide Copolymer)
SPC
— Small Plastic Container
SKP
— Sin Kwang Plastic
CTU
— Cast Thermoset Urethane
THW
— thermoplastic high water
PUL
— Polyester Urethane Laminate
EPP
— Expanded Polypropylene Polystyrene
WPP
— Wireand Plastic Products
LPC
— Little Plastic Castle
FRS
— Flexible Resin System
PVC
— Plasticized Vitreous Compound
EMP
— epithelial mesenchymal plasticity
PB
— Polymer Based
PDM
— Plastics Design and Moulding
HAPPY
— Hunkel Appreciation Patrol Plastically Yearning
RWP
— Random Walk Polymer
DEC
— Designed and Engineered Composites
CR
— Polychloroprene Rubber
TSCLCPT
— Twenty- Sided Cube- Like Chinese Purple Thing
PHA
— Poly Hydroxy Alkanoate
TST
— Thermoplastic Spray Technology
MCT
— Multiple Cell Types
IM
— Injection Molded
PCF
— Polymer Cladded Fiber
ASE
— Alarming And Spooky Ectoplastic
LF
— Low formaldehyde
PZS
— Polarized Polycarbonate
MPC
— Multiple Plastic Corporation
MPS
— Methanol Perceptible Solids
PCR
— Post-Consumer Resin
HFP
— High Flow Polymer
GPPS
— General Purpose Polystyrene
OHF
— Old Hydrofracture Facility (pond) (ORNL)
TP
— Tube Plastic
PSP
— Poly Styrene Paper
PZ
— Polyphosphazene Rubber
BEP
— Burnt Eroded Plastic
PCT
— Poly-Cyclohexylenedimethylene Terephthalate
TM
— Transfer Molded
MFD
— Micro-Floppy Diskette
AO
— AntiOxidant
UN
— Universal Number
MCB
— metaplastic carcinoma of breast
MRPP
— Multi Reinforced Polymeric Pipes
U
— Unplasticised
MPW
— Modern Plastic Welding
TFE
— Polytetrafluoroethylene
UR
— Universal Resin
IMR
— Internal Mold Release
RIM
— Reaction Injection Molding
AB
— Advanced Bond
PBO
— Phenylene Benz Obisoxazole
ESP
— Engineered Synthetic Polymer
RTV
— Reduced Temperature Vulcanization
OPS
— Oriented PolyStyrene (film)
RPA
— Reactive Polyurothane Adhesive
TP
— Thermoplastic Preform
UHB
— Ultra-High Barrier
LP
— Little Plastic
PCP
— Principal Certification Pattern
CP
— Carbon Petroleum
ER
— Epichlorohydrin Rubber (Homopolymer)
PVA
— PolyVinyl Acrylic
WDE
— Water Dispersed Epoxy
PCDP
— Plastics Curriculum Development Project
IPS
— Integrated Petrochemical Site
DBC
— Designed Blend Components
WPC
— Wood Plastic Composites
SSU
— Singe Stage Urethane
MSI
— Migration Series Instruction
TG
— Type Generic
HTE
— High Temperature Elastomer
FZ
— Fluorinated Polyphosphazene Rubber
TG
— Transistor Gegentaktendstufe
HB
— Half Bleaching
TOM
— Total Olefins Management
PP
— Polymer Plastic
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