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There are countless kinds of plastic that have been invented. We've listed a few that you might have heard of as well as some of their properties and uses. Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS): There is a chance you have ABS in your home. LEGO bricks are made from ABS. ABS is durable and lightweight and frequently used for 3D printing. It performs...

 Alexander Parkes created the first form of human-made plastic and revealed it to the public in 1862 at the London International Exhibition. He called the compound Parkesine. Parkesine is created by dissolving cellulose nitrate in alcohol and mixing it with vegetable oil. It was an early precursor to celluloid and can be created entirely from ...

The term 'polymer' is relatively diverse. All plastic is considered a polymer, which is a term that refers to a long repetitive chain of molecules. The value in plastic is that it can be shaped when soft and retain its shape once hard. Biopolymers are found in nature, and synthetic polymers are engineered to have specific properties. People have us...

In January of 2019, IVP Plastics was awarded as the 2018 Community Partner of the Year by Goodwill. In December of 2017, IVP Plastics held a donation drive on site that lasted 2 weeks and ended up collecting 360 pounds of goods. We were one of the highest collecting donation drives in the area! The relationship between Goodwill and IVP has benefite...

 To recap what was covered in the first blog during a Metal to Plastic Conversion, the following steps were reviewed: • During the collaboration target setting meetings, the cross-functional group agreed to the key characteristics of the part/system under design consideration.• Goals to achieve during the conversion were identified by the grou...