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