Materials. (Classified Directory) (S-O).SYNDIOTACTIC A syndiotactic macromolecule in polymer chemistry is a tacticity essentially comprising alternating enantiomeric configurational base units which have chiral or prochiral atoms in the main chain in a unique arrangement with respect to their adjacent constitutional units. POLYSTYRENE polystyrene (pŏl'ēstī`rēn), widely used plastic; it is a polymer of styrene. Polystyrene is a colorless, transparent thermoplastic that softens slightly above 100°C; (212°F;) and becomes a viscous liquid at around 185°C; (SPS (Standby Power System) A UPS system that switches to battery backup upon detection of power failure. See UPS. SPS - Symbolic Programming System. Assembly language for IBM 1620. ) LNP (Local Number Portability) The capability of keeping the same local telephone number when switching carriers. See NP and WLNP. Engineering Plastics Inc., PA RTP (1) (Rapid Transport Protocol) The protocol used in IBM's High Performance Routing (HPR) system. (2) (Realtime Transport Protocol) An IP protocol that supports real time transmission of voice and video. Co., MN THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), sometimes referred to as thermoplastic rubbers, are a class of copolymers or a physical mix of polymers (usually a plastic and a rubber) which consist of materials with both thermoplastic and elastomeric properties. Olefinic Type Acrymax Technology Inc., PA Advanced Compounding, Div. of Blessings Corp., CT * Advanced Elastomer elastomer (ĭlăs`təmər), substance having to some extent the elastic properties of natural rubber. The term is sometimes used technically to distinguish synthetic rubbers and rubberlike plastics from natural rubber. Systems, OH * Advanced Polymer Alloys, DE AIN Ain, in the Bible Ain (ā`ĭn), in the Bible. 1 Town, N ancient Palestine. 2 See En-rimmon. Ain, department, France Ain (ăN), department (1990 pop. Plastics, Inc., A subsidiary of Thyssen NA., NY (D) Alliance Alloys LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , MA AlphaGary Corp., MA AlphaGary Corp., NC Amco Plastic Materials Inc., NY Avangard Industries Ltd., TX (D) B&F Plastics Inc., IN Claude Bamberger Molding Compounds Corp., NJ Basell North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Inc., DE * Basell USA Inc., Advanced Materials Advanced Materials is a leading peer-reviewed materials science journal published every two weeks. Advanced Materials includes Communications, Reviews, and Feature Articles from the cutting edge of materials science, including topics in chemistry, physics, , MI Berliner Plastics Inc., NY (D) Bixby International Corp., MA Chase Plastic Services, Inc., MI (D) Chroma Short for "chrominance." The attributes of a color, which include its hue (frequency) and saturation (amount of black). See hue and saturation. Corp., IL Civiera & Silver International Inc., MA (D) Debco Plastics, Inc., NY Delta Polymers Co., MI (D) Discas Inc., CT (D) * DSM 1. DSM - Data Structure Manager. An object-oriented language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of GE, similar to C++. It is used in implementation of CAD/CAE software. DSM is written in DSM and C and produces C as output. Thermoplastic Elastomers, Inc., MA * DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC, DE * Eastman Chemical Co., TN * Eliokem, OH * Equistar Chemicals, LP, TX * Exxon Mobil Chemical Co., Polymers Group, TX ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Automotive & Transportation Industry Sector, MI Ferro Corp., Filled & Reinforced Plastics Div., IN Foster Corp., CT H.B. Fuller Co., MN GE Polymerland, Inc., NC (D) General Polymers Div., Ashland Distribution Co., OH (D) Get Concepts LLC, NJ The Gitto/Global Corp., MA GLS GLS - Guy Lewis Steele, Jr. Corp., Thermoplastic Elastomers Div., IL GVR GVR Grant, Vacate and Remand GVR Gas Volume Ratio Complast, Ltd. Co., TX HiTech Polymers, Inc., OH HiTech Polymers, Inc., KY JLM JLM Jesus Loves Me JLM Just Like Me JLM Junior League of Memphis JLM Junior League of Minneapolis JLM Junior League of Mobile JLM Junior League of Madison JLM Junior League of Montgomery JLM Junior League of Miami, Inc. JLM Junior League of McAllen, Inc. Marketing Inc., JLM Engineered Resins, FL * JSR JSR Java Specification Request JSR J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (Virginia) JSR Journal of Sedimentary Research JSR Jump to Subroutine (6502 processor instruction) America, Inc, OH (D) * J-Von, L.P., MA * LG Chemical America Inc., NJ Lanier Color Co., GA LATI USA, Inc., Mt. Pleasant Business Ctr., Ste. B, SC M.A. Industries, Inc., Polymers Div., GA * Mitsui Plastics, Inc., NY (d) Modern Dispersions, Inc., MA Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MD (D) * Multibase, Inc., OH Network Polymers, Inc., OH New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Urethane urethane (yoor´ithān´), n ethyl carbamate used as an anesthetic agent for laboratory animals, formerly used as a hypnotic in humans. , Inc., CT * Nova-Borealis Compounds LLC, NJ Petro Plastics Co. Inc., NJ Plastic Materials for Industry, Inc., GA Polychem Products Ltd., PQ PolyOne Corp., IL PolyOne Corp., GA Poly Reps Inc., NC QST QST Quebec Sales Tax QST Quiet System Technology (Intel chipset feature) QST Queens of the Stone Age (band) QST Quick Start Tutorial (filetype) Inc., VT Rowland Technologies, Inc., CT Royalite Thermoplastics Div., Uniroyal Technology Corp., IN RTP Co., MN * A. Schulman, Inc., OH * Solvay Engineered Polymers, MI Spartech Polycom, MO Technical Polymers, LLC, GA * Teknor Apex Co., Thermoplastic Elastomer Div., RI Thermoplastic A polymer material that turns to liquid when heated and becomes solid when cooled. There are more than 40 types of thermoplastics, including acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate and polyethylene. Rubber Systems, Inc., MA Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (D) Vi-Chem Corp., MI VPI VPI Voice Print International (Camarillo, CA) VPI Virtual Path Identifier (used in Asynchronous Transfer Mode) VPI Virginia Polytechnic Institute (aka Virginia Tech) , LLC, WI * Washington Penn Plastic Co., Inc., PA THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS Polyamide polyamide material used in the creation of nonabsorbable, synthetic, nylon sutures. Type * AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., PA Chroma Corp., IL Coates America Co., NC * EMS-Chemie (North America) Inc., SC Foster Corp., CT H.B. Fuller Co., MN Imperial Adhesives, Inc., OH LATI USA, Inc., Mt. Pleasant Business Ctr., Ste. 8, SC New England Urethane, Inc., CT Nichimen America Inc., NY (D) RTP Co., MN Technical Polymers, LLC, GA THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS Polyester Type Advanced Web Products, Inc., RI (D) Alliance Alloys LLC, MA Claude Bamberger Molding Compounds Corp., NJ Berliner Plastics Inc., NY (D) Bixby International Corp., MA CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. Plastics, Ltd., ON (D) Chase Plastic Services, Inc., MI (D) Chroma Corp., IL Discas Inc., CT (D) * DSM Engineering Plastics, IN * DuPont Engineering Polymers, DE * Eastman Chemical Co., TN Foster Corp., CT H.B. Fuller Co., MN GE Polymerland, Inc., NC (D) General Polymers Div., Ashland Distribution Co., OH (D) ICO ICO Icon (File Name Extension) ICO In Case Of ICO Information Commissioner's Office (UK) ICO Instituto de Crédito Oficial (Spain: Official Credit Institute) Polymers North America, TX * LG Chemical America Inc., NJ Lanier Color Co., GA LATI USA, Inc., Mt. Pleasant Business Ctr., Ste. 8, SC * LNP Engineering Plastics Inc., PA Network Polymers, Inc., OH New England Urethane, Inc., CT Optimer, Inc., DE Penn Fibre, Div. of The Specialty Group, Inc., PA (D) Petro Plaslics Co. Inc., NJ PolyOne Corp., GA PolyReps Inc., NC P.S.H. Industries, Inc., IL (D) RTP Co.,MN A. Schulman, Inc., OH Technical Polymers, LLC, GA * Ticona, NJ * Ticona Celstran Inc., MN THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS Polyether Block Amide PEBA or Polyether block Amide is a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) belonging to the technical polymers family. It is also known under the tradename of PEBAX®, an Arkema's product. (PEBA) Type * Daikin America, Inc., NY Foster Corp., CT LATI USA, Inc., Mt. Pleasant Business Ctr., Ste. 8, SC * Multibase, Inc., OH New England Urethane, Inc., CT PolyOne Corp., GA RTP Co., MN Technical Polymers, LLC, GA Westlake Plastics Co., PA THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS Styrenic Type Advanced Compounding, Div. of Blessings Corp., CT Alliance Alloys LLC, MA AlphaGary Corp., MA Amco Plastic Materials Inc., NY Ametek, Inc., Chemical Products Div., PA * AtoFina Petrochemicals Inc., TX Claude Bamberger Molding Compounds Corp., NJ Basell Canada Inc., ON (D) Chroma Corp., IL * Consolidated Polymer Technologies, Inc., FL Debco Plastics, Inc., NY Dexco Polymers, A Dow/Exxon Partnership, TX Discas Inc., CT (D) EniChem Americas, Inc., TX ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Polymers Group, TX Firestone fire·stone n. 1. A flint or pyrite used to strike a fire. 2. A fire-resistant stone, such as certain sandstones. Noun 1. Polymers, LLC, OH Foster Corp., CT General Polymers Div., Ashland Distribution Co., OH (D) Get Concepts LLC, NJ The Gitto/Global Corp., MA * GLS Corp., Thermoplastic Elastomers Div., IL GVR Complast, Ltd. Co., TX Hemisphere Polymer & Chemical Co., Inc., MA (D) HiTech Polymers, Inc., OH HiTech Polymers, Inc., KY Howard Industries Howard Industries is an electrical products manufacturer located in Laurel, Mississippi. Howard Industries was founded in 1968. Howard Industries is currently the world's largest manufacturer of distribution transformers, and is the largest employer in Laurel, as well as one of the , Inc., OH Imperial Adhesives, Inc., OH JLM Marketing Inc., JLM Engineered Resins, FL * J-Von, L.P., MA Kraiburg Corp., GA Lanier Color Co., GA * Kraton Polymers, TX LATI USA, Inc., Mt. Pleasant Business Ctr., Ste. 8, SC Modern Dispersions, Inc., MA * Multibase, Inc., OH Network Polymers, Inc., OH Nova Polymers, Inc., IN (D) PolyOne Corp., GA PolyReps Inc., NC Precision Valve Corp., Tiros Plastics Products Div., NY (D) QST Inc., VT Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., Emulsion emulsion: see colloid. emulsion Mixture of two or more liquids in which one is dispersed in the other as microscopic or ultramicroscopic droplets (see colloid). Emulsions are stabilized by agents (emulsifiers) that (e.g. Polymers Div., NC Rowland Technologies, Inc., CT H.M. Royal Inc., NJ (D) RTP Co., MN A. Schulman, Inc., OH Septon Co. of America, TX Spartech Polycom, MO Star Thermoplastic Alloys & Rubbers Inc., IL Technical Polymers, LLC, GA Teknor Apex Co., Thermoplastic Elastomer Div., RI Thermoplastic Rubber Systems, Inc., MA Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (D) Vi-Chem Corp., MI THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS Urethane Type Acrymax Technology Inc., PA AIN Plastics, Inc., A subsidiary of Thyssen N A., NY (D) Alliance Alloys LLC, MA AlphaGary Corp., MA AlphaGary Corp., NC Anderson Development Co., MI * BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida Corp., Urethanes Div., NJ * Bayer Corp., PA Bixby International Corp., MA Cal Polymers. Inc., CA CasChem, Inc., NJ Chase Plastic Services, Inc., MI (D) Chroma Corp., IL Dennis Chemical Co., MO Discas Inc., CT (D) * Dow Chemical Co., MI Exotic Automation & Supply, MI Foster Corp., CT H.B. Fuller Co., MN Futura Coatings, Inc., MO GE Polymerland, Inc., NC (D) General Polymers Div., Ashland Distribution Co., OH (D) HiTech Polymers, Inc., OH HiTech Polymers, Inc., KY Huntsman Polyurethanes polyurethanes (pŏl'ēy  r`əthānz), group of plastics that may be either thermosetting or thermoplastic. Polyurethane can be made into both flexible and rigid foams. , NJ Imperial Adhesives, Inc., OH ITW ITW In The Wild (informatics, antivirus research) ITW Information Theory Workshop (IEEE) ITW Into Thy Word (religion) ITW Into the Woods Devcon Corp., MA JLM Marketing Inc., JLM Engineered Resins, FL LATI USA, Inc., Mt. Pleasant Business Ctr., Ste. 8, SC * LNP Engineering Plastics Inc., PA MarChem Corp., Sub. of Dash Multi-Corp., MO Modern Dispersions, Inc., MA Network Polymers, Inc., DH New England Urethane, Inc., CT * Noveon, Inc., OH * Noveon Static Control Polymers, OH Optimer, Inc., DE Petro Plastics Co. Inc., NJ Plastic Materials for Industry, Inc., GA * PolyOne Corp., GA PolyReps Inc., NC Polyurethane polyurethane Any of a class of very versatile polymers that are made into flexible and rigid foams, fibres, elastomers (elastic polymers), surface coatings, and adhesives. Specialties Co., Inc., NJ K.J. Quinn & Co., Inc., NH RJM RJM Resistojet Module RJM Religious of Jesus and Mary (France) (religious order) International, Inc., CA RTP Co., MN W.J. Ruscoe Co., Coatings Div., OH (D) * A. Schulman, Inc., OH Stevens Urethane, JPS JPS Jewish Publication Society JPS John Peter Smith (Hospital; Texas) JPS Justice & Public Safety JPS Jean Piaget Society JPS Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome JPS Joint Planning Staff Elastomerics Corp., MA Sylvin Technologies Inc., PA Technical Polymers, LLC, GA Teknor Apex Co., Thermoplastic Elastomer Div., RI * Thermedics Polymer Products, MA * Ticona Ceistran Inc., MN T.S.E. Inc., FL Vi-Chem Corp., MI THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS Vinyl Type AlphaGary Corp., NC AlphaGary Corp., MA DSM Thermoplastic Elastomers, Inc., MA Foster Corp., CT General Polymers Div., Ashland Distribution Co., OH (D) The Gitto/Global Corp., MA Lanier Color Co., GA LATI USA, Inc., Mt. Pleasant Business Ctr., Ste. 8, SC Lynn Plastics Corp., MA Petro Plastics Co. Inc., NJ PolyOne Corp., GA * PolyOne Corp., Plastic Compounds & Colors, OH PolyReps Inc., NC A. Schulman, Inc., OH Sylvin Technologies Inc., PA Vi-Chem Corp., MI THERMOPLASTIC URETHANE (NON-ELASTOMERIC) Albis Plastics, ON (D) Amco Plastic Materials Inc., NY Bixhy International Corp., MA Chroma Corp., IL Delta Polymers Co., MI (D) Discas Inc., CT (D) * Dow Chemical Co., MI Entec Engineered Resins, FL (D) Foster Corp., CT Futura Coatings, Inc., MO Huntsman Polyurethanes, NJ * LNP Engineering Plastics Inc., PA New England Urethane, Inc., CT Petro Extrusion Technologies, Inc., NJ Poly-Hi Solidur, Sub. of Menasha Corp., IN PolyOne Corp., IL PolyOne Corp., GA RTP Co., MN A. Schulman, Inc., OH Thermedics Polymer Products, MA Ticona Celstran Inc., MN ALKYD al·kyd n. A widely used durable synthetic resin derived from glycerol and phthalic anhydride. Also called alkyd resin. [alky(l) + (aci)d.] Noun 1. Advance Coatings Co., MA * Cosmic Plastics Inc., CA Cytec Industries Cytec Industries is a specialty chemicals and materials technology company with pro-forma sales in 2004, including the Surface Specialties acquisition, of approximately $3.0 billion. Cytec is a result of its spin-off from American Cyanamid Company. Inc., Polyester Molding Compounds, OH P.D. George Co., MO L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) McWhorter Technology, Resin Products Div., CA Plastics Engineering Co., WI * Rogers Corp., Moldable Composites Div., CT Seegott Inc., OH (D) Ticona, NJ ALLYL allyl /al·lyl/ (al´il) a univalent radical, —CH2dbondCHCH2. al·lyl n. The univalent, unsaturated organic radical C3H5. DIGLYCOL CARBONATE MONOMER monomer (mŏn`əmər): see polymer. monomer Molecule of any of a class of mostly organic compounds that can react with other molecules of the same or other compounds to form very large molecules (polymers). Optical Polymers Lab Corp., RI BISMALEIMIDE BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. Resins and Compounds Cytec Engineered Materials Inc., MN H.B. Fuller Co., MN Vantico Inc., Polymer Specialties Div., NY BISMALEIMIDE BMI Pregregs Cytec Engineered Materials Inc., MN Cytec Industries Inc., NJ FiberCote Industries, Inc., Sub. of Park Electro E`lec´tro n. 1. An electrotype. Chemical Corp., CT H.B. Fuller Co., MN Hexcel Composites, CA CYANATE ESTERS Cyanate esters are chemical substances generally based on a bisphenol derivative, in which the hydrogen atom of the phenolic OH group is substituted by a cyanide group. The resulting -OCN group is named a cyanate ester. Resins Bryte Technologies, Inc., CA Dow Chemical Co., MI TriQuest, LP, A ChemFirst Co., TX Vantico Inc., Polymer Specialties Div., NY CYANATE ESTERS Prepegs Bryte Technologies, Inc., CA Cytec Industries Inc., NJ FiberCote Industries, Inc., Sub. of Park Electro Chemical Corp., CT Hexcel Composites, CA DAP (DIALLYL PHTHALATE Phthal´ate n. 1. (Chem.) A salt of phthalic acid. ) Allied Plastics Supply Corp., NY * Cosmic Plastics Inc., CA The C,P. Hall Co., IL * Rogers Corp., Moldable Composites Div., CT Seegott Inc., OH (D) DAIP DAIP Department of the Army Intelligence Plan DAIP Data Administration Implementation Plan DAIP Defense Acquisition Improvement Program - Carlucci Initiatives (DIALLYL ISOPHTHALATE) Allied Plastics Supply Corp., NY * Cosmic Plastics Inc., CA * Rogers Corp., Moldable Composites Div., CT DCPD DCPD Dicyclopentadiene DCPD Direct Current Potential Drop DCPD Direct Compensation Property Damage (automobile insurance coverage) DCPD Daly City Police Department (California) DCPD Directional Canister Passage Detector RESIN AOC AOC, n an acronym for the Aromatherapy Organizations Council. LLC, Sub. of The Alpha Group, TN Composites One LLC, IL Cook Composites & Polymers, MD P.D. George Co., MD * Hercules Inc., CE EOPXY Resins Acheson Colloids Co., MI Acrymax Technology Inc., PA Advanced Polymer Sciences Polymer science or macromolecular science is the subfield of materials science concerned with polymers, primarily synthetic polymers such as plastics. The field of polymer science includes researchers in multiple disciplines including chemistry, physics, and engineering. , Inc., OH AIN Plastics, Inc., A subsidiary of Thyssen N.A., NY (D) Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., PA Airtech Advanced Materials Group, CA Allied Plastics Supply Corp., NY American Resin Corp., TX AOC LLC, Sub. of The Alpha Group, TN Ashland Distribution Co., Industrial Chemicals & Solvents Div., OH (D) Ashland Specialty Chemical A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant. Co., Specialty Polymers & Adhesives Div., OH AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., Viking Products Div., MN Axson North America, Inc., MI Bacon Industries, Inc., MA Basell Canada Inc., ON (D) Cardolite Corp., NJ CASS CASS Cardiology, cardiovascular surgery A randomized, open label, multicenter trial that compared the outcomes of CABG vs. medical therapy on M&M in Pts with coronary artery disease after an MI. See Angina, CABG, Silent ischemia. Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) Chemcentral Corp., IL Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) Ciba Specialty Chemicals “Ciba” redirects here. For the pre-1971 company, see Novartis. Ciba Specialty Chemicals is a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland. It was formed as the non-pharmaceuticals elements of Novartis were spun out in 1997, following the merger in the Corp., Tooling Systems Group, MI Composite Materials composite material or composite, any material made from at least two discrete substances, such as concrete. Many materials are produced as composites, such as the fiberglass-reinforced plastics used for automobile bodies and boat hulls, but the , CA (D) Composite Materials, Fiber Resin Supply Div., WA (D) Composites One LLC, IL Cosmic Plastics Inc., CA Crosslink Technologies, Inc., IN Cuyahoga Plastics, OH Cytec Engineered Materials Inc., MN Cytec Formulated Resins, NY Dexter Corp., NH Dexter Corp., Adhesive & Coating Systems, CA Dexter Corp., Hysol Div., NY DIC DIC diffuse intravascular coagulation; disseminated intravascular coagulation. DIC abbr. disseminated intravascular coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) Trading (USA) Inc., NJ Dow Chemical Co., MI Dymax Corp., CT Dynachem, IL Elements Performance Polymers, NJ Emerson & Cuming Composite Materials, Inc., MA Emerson & Cuming Specialty Polymers, MA Epic Resins, Div. of General Fiberglass Supply, Inc., WI (D) Epoxy epoxy Any of a class of thermosetting polymers, polyethers built up from monomers with an ether group that takes the form of a three-membered epoxide ring. The familiar two-part epoxy adhesives consist of a resin with epoxide rings at the ends of its molecules and a curing Technology, Inc., MA Exotic Automation & Supply, MI Farboil Co., MD H.B. Fuller Co., MN Furane Products, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., CA Hastings Plastics Co., CA (D) HK Research Corp., NC (D) Indspec Chemical Corp., PA ITW Devcon Corp., MA L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) McWhorter Technology, Resin Products Div., CA Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI Miller-Stephenson Chemical Co., Inc., CT Mitsui Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Phoenix Resins, MAS Epoxies This article is about the band named the Epoxies. For the adhesive, see Epoxy. The Epoxies are an American band from Portland, Oregon formed in 2000. Heavily influenced by punk rock and New Wave the band has described themselves as robot garage rock. , NJ Plasco Corp., MI (D) P.S.H. Industries, Inc., IL (D) PTM&W Industries, Inc., CA (D) Read Plastics, Inc., Div. of Piedmont Piedmont, region, Italy Piedmont (pēd`mŏnt), Ital. Piemonte, region (1991 pop. 4,302,565), 9,807 sq mi (25,400 sq km), NW Italy, bordering on France in the west and on Switzerland in the north. Inc., MD (D) Regal Plastic Supply Co., TX (D) Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., Global Composites, NC (D) Safas Corp., NJ Seegott Inc., OH (D) Seegott Inc. of N.J., NJ (D) Shell Chemical Co., TX Smooth-On, Inc., PA Stamat Incorporated, TX (D) 3D Systems Corp., CA (D) 3M, Product Information Center, MN Thermoset A polymer-based liquid or powder that becomes solid when heated, placed under pressure, treated with a chemical or via radiation. The curing process creates a chemical bond that, unlike a thermoplastic, prevents the material from being remelted. See thermoplastic. , Lord Chemical Products, IN Tra-Con Inc., MA UCB UCB - University of California at Berkeley Radcure Inc., GA United Mineral & Chemical Corp., NJ (D) United Resin Corp., MI Vantico Inc., Polymer Specialties Div., NY EPOXY Formulated Systems and Compounds Abatron, Inc., WI Adtech Plastic Systems Corp., MI Al Technology, Inc., NJ Allied Plastics Supply Corp., NY Atlas Fibre Co., IL Axson North America, Inc., MI Bacon Industries, Inc., MA Beacon Adhesives Inc., NY BJB Enterprises BJB Enterprises (BJB) is an ISO 9001:2000 Company and has been in the business of formulating and supplying quality liquid resin systems to a vast array of industries and for a myriad of applications for more than 40 years. , Inc., CA Bostik, MA CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., Formulated Systems, MI CMT CMT Certified Medical Transcriptionist. CMT abbr. Certified Medical Transcriptionist CMT California mastitis test. Materials, Inc., MA Composite Materials, Fiber Resin Supply Div., WA (D) Cosmic Plastics Inc., CA Cotronics Corp., NY Crosslink Technologies, Inc., IN Crosslink Technology Inc., ON Cuyahoga Plastics, OH Cytec Engineered Materials Inc., MN Cytec Formulated Resins, NY Dennis Chemical Co., MO Dexter Electronic Materials, NY Dow Chemical Co., MI Elementis Performance Polymers, NJ Emerson & Cuming Specialty Polymers, MA Epic Resins, Div. of General Fiberglass Supply, Inc., WI (D) Epoxies, Etc., RI Epoxy Technology, Inc., MA Farboil Co., MD Fiber Resin Corp., Sub. of H.B. Fuller Co., CA H.B. Fuller Co., MN Furane Products, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., CA P.D. George Co., MO Georgia-Pacific Corp., GA ITW Devcon Corp., MA Leepoxy Plastics, Inc., IN Lord Inc., MA Magnolia Magnolia, city, United States Magnolia (măgnō`lyə), city (1990 pop. 11,151), seat of Columbia co., SW Ark.; inc. 1855. Its oil industry has been important since 1938. Plastics Co., GA (D) Master Bond Inc., NJ Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI Midwest Fiberglass Supply, WI (D) Miller-Stephenson Chemical Co., Inc., CT Plasco Corp., MI (D) PTM&W Industries, Inc., CA (D) Quantum Composites, Inc., MI RCV RCV Receive RCV Ranked Choice Voting RCV Replacement Cost Value RCV Refuse Collection Vehicle RCV Revolve RCV Roll Call Vote RCV Red Cell Volume RCV Reference Change Value RCV Remotely Controlled Vehicle RCV Robotic Combat Vehicle RCV Recent Change and Verify Industries, CA Red Point/Bayco/Viking, Div. of Epoxylite Corp., CA Resin Services, Inc., MI Rogers Corp., Moldable Composites Div., CT Safas Corp., NJ Smooth-On, Inc., PA Sumitomo Plastics America, Inc., CA Thermoset, Lord Chemical Products, IN Tra-Con Inc., MA Transene Co., Inc., MA United Resin Corp., MI Vantico Inc., Polymer Specialties Div., NY EPOXY Prepregs Airtech Advanced Materials Group, CA Bryte Technologies, Inc., CA Cytec Industries Inc., NJ Fiber Materials, Inc., ME FiberCote Industries, Inc., Sub. of Park Electro Chemical Corp., CT Fortafil Fibers, Inc., TN H.B. Fuller Co., MN P.D. George Co., MO Hexcel Composites, CA International Paper, SC MacDermid Imaging Technology Inc., DE Plasco Corp., MI (D) Quantum Composites, Inc., MI Safas Corp., NJ 3M, Product Information Center, MN FURAN furan: see furfural. Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Composite Polymers Div., OH Durez Corp., TX MELAMINE melamine (mĕl`əmēn'), common name for 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine. Melamine is a trimer (see polymer) of cyanamide, H2NC≡N, and is synthesized from calcium carbide. Aetna Plastics Corp., OH Allied Plastics Supply Corp., NY Atlas Fibre Co., IL Borden Chemical Inc., Melamine Crystal Div., LA Brookpark Plastics, Inc., Kenro, Inc., WI DSM Melamine Americas, Inc., LA Exotic Automation & Supply, MI International Paper, SC Maxi-Blast Inc., IN (D) McWhorter Technology, Resin Products Div., CA Monsanto Co., Chemical Group, MO Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Penn Fibre, Div. of The Specialty Group, Inc., PA (D) * Perstorp Compounds, Inc., A Perstorp Co., MA Plastic Manufacturers Inc., PA * Plastics Engineering Co., WI MELAMINE/PHENOLIC Aetna Plastics Corp., OH Allied Plastics Supply Corp., NY Georgia-Pacific Corp., GA * Plastics Engineering Co., WI PHENOLIC phe·no·lic adj. Of, relating to, containing, or derived from phenol. n. Any of various synthetic thermosetting resins, obtained by the reaction of phenols with simple aldehydes and used as adhesives. Aetna Plastics Corp., OH AIN Plastics, Inc., A subsidiary of Thyssen N.A., NY (D) Allied Plastics Supply Corp., NY Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Specialty Polymers & Adhesives Div., OH Atlas Fibre Co., IL Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp., FL * Cytec Engineered Materials Inc., MN * Durez Corp., TX Exotic Automation & Supply, MI FiberCote Industries, Inc., Sub. of Park Electro Chemical Corp., CT FRP FRP Fremskrittspartiet (Norwegian: Progress Party; political party) FRP Fiberglass-Reinforced Plastic FRP Fiber Reinforced Polymer FRP Fibre Reinforced Polymer FRP Fleet Response Plan (US Navy) Supply, Civ. of Ashland Distribution Co., OH H.B. Fuller Co., MN P.D. George Co., MO Georgia-Pacific Corp., GA International Paper, SC * Lockport Thermosets thermosets, materials that can not be softened on heating. In thermosetting polymers, the polymer chains are joined (or cross-linked) by intermolecular bonding. Thermosets are usually supplied as partially polymerized or as monomer-polymer mixtures. , Inc., Div. of Valentine Sugars, LA Maruzen America, Inc., Maruzen Petrochemicals, NY Penn Fibre, Div. of The Specialty Group, Inc., PA (D) * Plastics Engineering Co., WI Quantum Composites, Inc., MI Regal Plastic Supply Co., TX (D) * Resinold Engineering Corp., Materials Div., IL * Rogers Corp., Moldable Composites Div., CT Seegott Inc., OH (D) Seegott Inc. of N.J., NJ (D) Sumitomo Plastics America, Inc., CA TriQuest, LP, A ChemFirst Co., TX Vantico Inc., Polymer Specialties Div., NY POLYBUTADIENE Cytec Formulated Resins, NY FiberCote Industries, Inc., Sub. of Park Electro Chemical Corp., CT P.D. George Co., MO Ricon Resins Inc., CO H.M. Royal Inc., NJ (D) Thermoset, Lord Chemical Products, IN POLYESTER (UNSATURATED unsaturated /un·sat·u·rat·ed/ (un-sach´ur-at?ed) 1. not holding all of a solute which can be held in solution by the solvent. 2. denoting compounds in which two or more atoms are united by double or triple bonds. ) Resins Adtech Plastic Systems Corp., MI Advance Coatings Co., MA AOC LLC, Sub, of The Alpha Group, TN Ashland Distribution Co., Industrial Chemicals & Solvents Div., OH (D) Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Composite Polymers Div., OH Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Specialty Polymers & Adhesives Div., OH Axson North America, Inc., MI CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) Composite Materials, CA (D) Composite Materials, Fiber Resin Supply Div., WA (D) Composites One LLC, IL Cook Composites & Polymers, MO DIAB Group Inc., Klegecell Div., TX Eastman Chemical Co., Composite Polymers Group, IL Fib-Chem Industries Inc., PA (D) FRP Supply, Div. of Ashland Distribution Co., OH P.D. George Co., MO Hastings Plastics Co., CA (D) Hitco Inc., Div. of BP Chemicals, CA Interplastic Corp., Thermoset Resins Div., MN Interplastic Distribution Corp., MN (D) Lilly Industries, Inc., CA L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) Magnum Ceramic Composites Div., Magnum Industries, IN Plasco Corp., MI (D) Plexmar Resins, Inc., TX Reactive Solutions Inc., IL Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., Global Composites, NC (D) Rodgers Engineering Corp., IL UCB Radcure Inc., GA Vantico Inc., Polymer Specialties Div., NY POLYESTER (UNSATURATED) Bulk Molding Compounds (BMC (BMC Software, Inc., Houston, TX, www.bmc.com) A leading supplier of software that supports and improves the availability, performance, and recovery of applications in complex computing environments. ) AOC LLC, Sub. of The Alpha Group, TN Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Specialty Polymers & Adhesives Div., OH BMC Brookpark Plastics, Inc., Kenro, Inc., WI The Budd Co., Plastics Div., OH * Bulk Molding Compounds Inc., IL * Cuyahoga Plastics, OH Foam Enterprises, Inc., MN (D) * Glastic Corp., OH * Haysite Reinforced Plastics, An Alco Industries Co., PA Hitco Inc., Div. of BP Chemicals, CA * Industrial Dielectrics, Inc., IN Interplastic Corp., Molding Products Div., IN Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI * Plastics Engineering Co., WI * Polyply Composites Inc., MI * Premix premix a finite mixture of nutritional supplements such as minerals and vitamins, usually combined with a carrier and ready for mixing with a total ration. , Inc., Molding Compound Div., OH Rodgers Engineering Corp., IL * Rostone Corp., IN Safas Corp., NJ Seegottloc., OH (D) Zehrco Plastics, Inc., OH POLYESTER (UNSATURATED) Granular granular /gran·u·lar/ (gran´u-lar) made up of or marked by presence of granules or grains. gran·u·lar adj. 1. Composed or appearing to be composed of granules or grains. 2. Molding Compounds (GMC GMC See: Guaranteed Mortgage Certificate ) Cosmic Plastics Inc., CA * Plastics Engineering Co., WI Premix, Inc., Molding Compound Div., OH Safas Corp., NJ POLYESTER (UNSATURATED) Sheet Molding Compounds (SMC SMC Saint Mary's College SMC Santa Monica College SMC Solaris Management Console SMC Smooth Muscle Cell SMC Small Magellanic Cloud (also see LMC) SMC Safety Management Certificate (maritime shipping) ) AOC LLC, Sub. of The Alpha Group, TN * Applied Composites Corp., IL Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Composite Polymers Div., OH * Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Specialty Polymers & Adhesives Div., OH BMC * The Budd Co., Plastics Div., OH General Polymers Div., Ashland Distribution Co., OH (D) * Haysite Reinforced Plastics, An Alco Industries Co., PA Hitco Inc., Div. of BP Chemicals, CA Industrial Dielectrics, Inc., IN * Interplastic Corp., Molding Products Div., IN * Polyply Composites Inc., MI * Premix, Inc., Molding Compound Div., OH Quantum Composites, Inc., MI * Rostone Corp., IN Safas Corp., NJ Zehrco Plastics, Inc., OH POLYESTER (UNSATURATED) Thick Molding Compounds (TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center ) The Budd Co., Plastics Div., OH Haysite Reinforced Plastics, An Alco Industries Co., PA * Premix, Inc., Molding Compound Div., OH Safas Corp., NJ POLYESTER (UNSATURATED) Gel Coats Advance Coatings Co., MA American Colors, Inc., OH AOC LLC, Sub. of The Alpha Group, TN Ashland Distribution Co., Industrial Chemicals & Solvents Div., OH (D) Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Composite Polymers Div., OH Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Specialty Polymers & Adhesives Div., OH Composite Materials, CA (D) Composite Materials, Fiber Resin Supply Div., WA (D) Composites One LLC, IL Cook Composites & Polymers, MO Ferro Corp., Liquid Coatings & Dispersions Div., IN FRP Supply, Div. of Ashland Distribution Co., OH Futura Coatings, Inc., MO Hitco Inc., Div. of BP Chemicals, CA HK Research Corp., NC (D) Interplastic Corp., Thermoset Resins Div., MN Lilly Industries, Inc., CA Neste Polyester Inc., AR Polydyne, WI Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., Global Composites, NC (D) Safas Corp., NJ POLYIMIDE Pronounced "poly-ih-mid." A type of plastic (a synthetic polymeric resin) originally developed by DuPont that is very durable, easy to machine and can handle very high temperatures. Polyimide is also highly insulative and does not contaminate its surroundings (does not outgas). (THERMOSETTING thermosetting, adj having the property of becoming irreversibly rigid or hardened with the application of heat. In dentistry the term is used in connection with resins. ) Resins and Compounds AIN Plastics, Inc., A subsidiary of Thyssen N A., NY (D) Epoxies, Etc., RI Epoxy Technology, Inc., MA H.B. Fuller Co., MN Furane Products, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., CA P.D. George Co., MO HyComp Inc., OH Monsanto Co., Chemical Group, MO National Starch starch, white, odorless, tasteless, carbohydrate powder. It plays a vital role in the biochemistry of both plants and animals and has important commercial uses. & Chemical Co., NJ PTM&W Industries, Inc., CA (D) Quantum Composites, Inc., MI * Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics., RI Seegott Inc. of N.J., NJ (D) Sumitomo Plastics America, Inc., CA * Vantico Inc., Polymer Specialties Div., NY POLYIMIDE (THERMOSETTING) Prepregs Cytec Industries Inc., NJ Fiber Materials, Inc., ME H.B. Fuller Co., MN Hexcel Composites, CA HyComp Inc., OH Rogers Corp., Moldable Composites Div., CT SILICONE silicone, polymer in which atoms of silicon and oxygen alternate in a chain; various organic radicals, such as the methyl group, CH3, are bound to the silicon atoms. Al Technology, Inc., NJ Airtech Advanced Materials Group, CA Allied Plastics Supply Corp., NY Axson North America, Inc., MI Bacon Industries, Inc., MA BJB Enterprises, Inc., CA CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp., FL Cuyahoga Plastics, OH Dow Corning Dow Corning is a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA. Dow Corning specializes in silicon and silicone-based technology, offering more than 7,000 products and services. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Inc. Corp., MI Emerson & Cuming Composite Materials, Inc., MA Emerson & Cuming Specialty Polymers, MA Epoxies, Etc., RI Exotic Automation & Supply, MI FRP Supply, Div. of Ashland Distribution Co., OH GE Silicones, NY The C.P. Hall Co., IL Hastings Plastics Co., CA (D) Hercules Inc., DE Innovative Polymers, Inc., MI L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) Lord Inc., MA Master Bond Inc., NJ McGhan NuSil Corp., Div. of Union Carbide Union Carbide Corporation (Union Carbide) is one of the oldest chemical and polymers companies in the United States, and currently has more than 3,800 employees. , CA Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI Meter-Mix, Accumetric, LLC, KY Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Prototech Engineering, Inc., IL Read Plastics, Inc., Div. of Piedmont Inc., MD (D) Regal Plastic Supply Co., TX (D) Rogers Corp., Moldable Composites Div., CT Seegott Inc., OH (D) Shincor Silicones, OH Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc., OH Sil-Med Corp., MA Smooth-On, Inc., PA Thermoset, Lord Chemical Products, IN Tra-Con Inc., MA Transene Co., Inc., MA United Chemical Technologies, Inc., PA Wacker Wacker may refer to:
UREA Bayer Corp., PA Borden Chemicals & Plastics, LA Maxi-Blast Inc., IN (D) McWhorter Technology, Resin Products Div., CA * Perstorp Compounds, Inc., A Perstorp Co., MA Seegott Inc., OH (D) URETHANE CHEMICALS Complete Systems (Foam and Elastomer) Adapt-a-Pak Corp., IL Adtech Plastic Systems Corp., MI Allied Plastics Supply Corp., NY Anderson Development Co., MI Arnco, CA Ashland Distribution Co., Industrial Chemicals & Solvents Div., OH (D) * Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Specialty Polymers & Adhesives Div., OH Axson North America, Inc., MI Bacon Industries, Inc., MA BASF Corp., Urethanes Div., NJ * Bayer Corp., PA BJB Enterprises, Inc., CA Burtin Corp., CA (D) Cal Polymers, Inc., CA CasChem, Inc., NJ CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., Tooling Systems Group, MI Composite Materials, CA (D) Composite Materials, Fiber Resin Supply Div., WA (D) * Cook Composites & Polymers, MO Crompton Corp., Uniroyal Chemical, CT Crosslink Technology Inc., ON Custom Chemicals Corp., NJ Cytec Formulated Resins, NY Dennis Chemical Co., MO Dexter Electronic Materials, NY * Dow Chemical Co., MI Dow Chemical Co., Polyurethanes Div., GA Drobny Polymer Associates, NH (D) Elementis Performance Polymers, NJ Emerson & Cuming Composite Materials, Inc., MA Epic Resins, Div. of General Fiberglass Supply, Inc., WI (D) Epoxies, Etc., RI Fiber Resin Corp., Sub. of H.B. Fuller Co., CA Foam Enterprises, Inc., MN (D) Foam Equipment & Supply Co., Inc., MD (D) Foam Supplies, Inc., MO FRP Supply, Div. of Ashland Distribution Co., OH H.B. Fuller Co., MN Furane Products, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., CA Futura Coatings, Inc., MO P.D. George Co., MO H&G Industries International, NV Hastings Plastics Co., CA (D) Hennecke Machinery, Bayer Corp., PA * Hercules Inc., DE HK Research Corp., NC (D) * Huntsman Polyurethanes, NJ * Innovative Polymers, Inc., MI I.P.I. International, Triumph Industrial Park, MD ITW Foamseal, MI (D) Leepoxy Plastics, Inc., IN Lescon Inc., ME (D) Lord Inc., MA Lyondell Chemical Co., TX MarChem Corp., Sub. of Dash Multi-Corp., MO MCP (1) See Microsoft certification. (2) (MultiChip Package) A chip package that contains two or more chips. It is essentially a multichip module (MCM) that uses a laminated, printed-circuit-board-like substrate (MCM-L) rather than ceramic (MCM-C). Systems Inc., CT Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI Midwest Fiberglass Supply, WI (D) Mueller Belting & Specialty, Inc., NJ (D) PolyOne Corp., Formulator Group, WI Polyurethane Specialties Co., Inc., NJ PTM&W Industries, Inc., CA (D) Quality Composite Systems, MI K.J. Quinn & Co., Inc., NH Read Plastics, Inc., Div. of Piedmont Inc., MD (D) * Renosol Corp., MI Rynel Ltd., ME Sealed Air Sealed Air Corporation(NYSE: SEE) is a company that makes a variety of packaging materials, systems and equipment. Its brands include Bubble Wrap, Cryovac, Instapak, Shanklin and Jiffy Mailer. They have recently moved headquarters to Elmwood Park, New Jersey. Corp., NJ Sika Automotive, Sika Corp., MI Smooth-On, Inc., PA Synair Corp., TN ThermoCast International Inc., MI Thermoset, Lord Chemical Products, IN URETHANE CHEMICALS Individual Components Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., PA Akzo Nobel Akzo Nobel is a multinational company, active in the fields of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, and employs approximately 62,000 people. Chemicals Inc., IL Albright & Wilson Americas, VA (D) Anderson Development Co., MI Arch Chemicals Founded in 1999, Arch Chemicals (NYSE: ARJ) is a biocides company with over a billion dollars in annual sales. It consists of four divisions:
BASF Corp., Urethanes Div., NJ Bayer Corp, NY Bayer Corp., PA Burtin Corp., CA (D) Cal Polymers, Inc., CA CasChem, Inc., NJ Chemcentral Corp., IL Composite Materials, Fiber Resin Supply Div., WA (D) Crompton Corp., Uniroyal Chemical, CT Crowley Chemical Co., Inc., NY Dow Chemical Co., MI Drobny Polymer Associates, NH (D) DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE Elementis Performance Polymers, NJ Epic Resins, Div. of General Fiberglass Supply, Inc., WI (D) Focus Chemical Corp., NH (D) H.B. Fuller Co., MN Hafner Industries, Inc., CT The C.P. Hall Co., IL Harkness Industries, Inc., CT Hennecke Machinery, Bayer Corp., PA Huntsman Petrochemical petrochemical, any one of a large group of chemicals derived from a component of petroleum or natural gas. The cracking processes for manufacturing gasoline produce vast quantities of gaseous hydrocarbons. Corp., TX Huntsman Polyurethanes, NJ Inolex Chemical Co., PA Lendell Manufacturing, Inc., MI Lescon Inc., ME (D) Lyondell Chemical Co., TX Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Polyurethane Specialties Co., Inc., NJ PTM&W Industries, Inc., CA (D) K.J. Quinn & Co., Inc., NH Ricon Resins Inc., CO Sealed Air Corp., NJ T.S.E. Inc., FL UCB Radcure Inc., GA Unichema North America, IL VINYL ESTER Vinyl Ester, or Vinylester, is a resin produced by the esterification of an epoxy resin with an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid. The reaction product is then dissolved in a reactive solvent, such as styrene, to a 35 - 45 percent content by weight. Resins Advance Coatings Co., MA AOC LLC, Sub. of The Alpha Group, TN Ashland Distribution Co., Industrial Chemicals & Solvents Div., OH (D) Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Composite Polymers Div., OH Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Specialty Polymers & Adhesives Div., OH Composites One LLC, IL Dow Chemical Co., MI Eastman Chemical Co., Composite Polymers Group, IL Fib-Chem Industries Inc., PA (D) FRP Supply, Div. of Ashland Distribution Co., OH Interplastic Corp., Thermoset Resins Div., MN Plexmar Resins, Inc., TX Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., Global Composites, NC (D) VINYL ESTER Molding Compounds Applied Composites Corp., IL Ashland Specially Chemical Co., Composite Polymers Div., OH Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Specialty Polymers & Adhesives Div., OH BMC * The Budd Co., Plastics Div., OH Bulk Molding Compounds Inc., IL Composite Materials, Fiber Resin Supply Div., WA (D) Cytec Industries Inc., Polyester Molding Compounds, OH Industrial Dielectrics, Inc., IN * Interplastic Corp., Molding Products Div., IN * Quantum Composites, Inc., MI Smooth-On, Inc., PA Zehrco Plastics, Inc., OH VINYL ESTER Prepegs Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Composite Polymers Div., OH Cytec Industries Inc., NJ Hexcel Composites, CA OTHER MATERIALS Biodegradable biodegradable /bio·de·grad·a·ble/ (-de-grad´ah-b'l) susceptible of degradation by biological processes, as by bacterial or other enzymatic action. bi·o·de·grad·a·ble adj. , Photodegradable pho·to·de·grad·a·ble adj. Capable of being chemically broken down by light. Resins and Compounds Bayer Corp., PA Belland Inc., MA Biocorp, CA (D) Cargill Dow LLC, MN Eastman Chemical Co., TN ECOssais LLC, NY Enpac, A DuPont/ConAgra Co., DE (D) Mitsui Plastics, Inc., NY (D) * Novamont O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN Optimer, Inc., DE Planet Polymer Technologies, Inc., CA Willow Ridge Plastics, Inc., KY OTHER MATERIALS Core Materials Adtech Plastic Systems Corp., MI Ampco Metal Inc., WI ATC ATC Air Traffic Control ATC Average Total Cost ATC Certified Athletic Trainer ATC At the Center (Hartford, Maine retreat center) ATC Applied Technology Council ATC All Things Considered Chemical Corp., ON Baltek Corp., NJ Brush Wellman Inc., OH CMT Materials, Inc., MA Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp., FL Composite Materials, Fiber Resin Supply Div., WA (D) Compsys, Inc., FL Dexter Corp., Adhesive & Coating Systems, CA DIAB Group Inc., Klegecell Div., TX Divinycell International, Inc., Product of DIAB Group, TX Elliott Co. of Indianapolis Inc., IN Fib-Chem Industries Inc., PA (D) FRP Supply, Div. of Ashland Distribution Co., OH H.B. Fuller Co., MN General Plastics Manufacturing Co., WA Hexcel Composites, CA Hollinee Glass Fibers, OH Isorca, Inc., OH Latrobe Steel Co., Sub. of The Timken Co., PA P.J. Murphy Forest Products Corp., NJ Nida-Core Corp., FL Performance Alloys & Services, Inc., WI (D) Phelps Engineered Plastics, Inc., CT Seawolf Industries Inc., FL Supracor Systems, Inc., CA 3M, Product Information Center, MN Tricel Honeycomb honeycomb a mosaic of closely packed units with depressed centers giving a honeycomb appearance. honeycomb ringworm see favus. honeycomb stomach reticulum. Corp., IL WestWind Composites, Inc., Weskor, TX OTHER MATERIALS Prototyping Compounds Adtech Plastic Systems Corp., MI Allied Plastics Supply Corp., NY Axson North America, Inc., MI BJB Enterprises, Inc., CA Cadillac Products, Inc., Div. of M.A. Hanna, MI CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) Chroma Corp., IL Consolidated Polymer Technologies, Inc., FL Cytec Formulated Resins, NY DeWal Industries Inc., RI H.B. Fuller Co., MN Hawkeye Industries, Inc., GA Hope Co., MA (D) Innovative Polymers, Inc., MI NanoMaterials, Inc., RI Nylon Molding Corp., CA Plasco Corp., MI (D) PolyOne Corp., GA PTM&W Industries, Inc., CA (D) Reade Advanced Materials, RI (D) Synair Corp., TN OTHER MATERIALS Recycled/Reprocessed Materials--Bale or Bulk Form Avangard Industries Ltd., TX (D) Civiera & Silver International Inc., MA (D) Guaranteed Plastics, Inc., NJ (D) JLM Plastics Corp., IL Maine Plastics Inc., IL Polychem Products Ltd., PQ PolyReps Inc., NC Pro Pel Plastech, MA Pro-Poly Enterprises, Inc., NC RJM International, Inc., CA Rondy & Co., Inc., OH Shuman Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Talco Plastics, Inc., CA Ticona, NJ Tradepro, Inc., FL OTHER MATERIALS Recycled/Reprocessed Materials--Ground Flake flake an epidermal scale. flake Cocaine, see there Form Avangard Industries Ltd., TX (D) Chroma Corp., IL Civiera & Silver International Inc., MA (D) Gardiner Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Guaranteed Plastics, Inc., NJ (D) Howarth Plastics Inc., CA JLM Plastics Corp., IL Kingman Products, Inc., CA Maine Plastics Inc., IL Michigan Polymer Reclaim RECLAIM. To demand again, to insist upon a right; as, when a defendant for a consideration received from the plaintiff, has covenanted to do an act, and fails to do it, the plaintiff may bring covenant for the breach, or assumpsit to reclaim the consideration. 1 Caines, 47. , Inc., MI P.J. Murphy Forest Products Corp., NJ Ontario Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. , Inc., NY Plastic Innovations Inc., IN Plastic Materials for Industry, Inc., GA Plastics Service Inc., Poly Sales International Inc., CT (D) Polychem Products Ltd., PQ PolyReps Inc., NC Pro Pel Plastech, MA Pro-Poly Enterprises, Inc., NC RJM International, Inc., CA Rondy & Co., Inc., OH Shuman Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Talco Plastics, Inc., CA Ticona, NJ Tradepro, Inc., FL Vermont Republic The Vermont Republic was a North American independent republic founded in 1777 and continuing until 1791, when it became the State of Vermont—the fourteenth state of the United States of America. Industries, VT OTHER MATERIALS Recycled/Reprocessed Materials--Pelletized Form Avangard Industries Ltd., TX (D) B&F Plastics Inc., IN B&M Plastics, Inc., IN Berliner Plastics Inc., NY (D) CCG/Parma, ON Chroma Corp., IL Civiera & Silver International Inc., MA (D) CTC CTC - Cornell Theory Center Composite Technologies, OH Delta Polymers Co., MI (D) Ensley Corp., OH Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA Gardiner Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Guaranteed Plastics, Inc., NJ (D) HiTech Polymers, Inc., OH HiTech Polymers, Inc., KY Howarth Plastics Inc., CA JLM Plastics Corp., IL Kingman Products, Inc., CA Lyondell Chemical Co., TX Maine Plastics Inc., IL Marco Polo Marco Polo: see Polo, Marco. International Inc., NY (D) Martin Color-Fi, Inc., SC Marval Industries, Inc., NY (D) Michigan Polymer Reclaim, Inc., MI Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Novatec Plastics Corp., A PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. Container Co., NJ Plastic Innovations Inc., IN Plastic Materials for Industry, Inc., GA Polychem Products Ltd., PQ Polymart Inc., DE PolyReps Inc., NC Pro Pel Plastech, MA Pro-Poly Enterprises, Inc., NC RJM International, Inc., CA Rondy & Co., Inc., OH Shuman Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Talco Plastics, Inc., CA Technical Polymers, LLC, GA Ticona, NJ Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (D) Tradepro, Inc., FL Washington Penn Plastic Co., Inc., PA OTHER MATERIALS Stock Shapes--Film Acritex, Inc., NJ (D) Advanced Web Products, Inc., NY (D) Aetna Plastics Corp., OH AIN Plastics, Inc., A subsidiary of Thyssen N.A., NY (D) Allied Plastics Supply Corp., NY American Durafilm Co. Inc., MA American Renolit Corp., NJ Armin Polyversion, NJ AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., Technical Polymers, PA Bayer Corp., PA Bayer Corp., Film Group, PA Boedeker Plastics Boedeker Plastics, Inc. is a plastic materials distributor & machine shop located in Shiner, Texas. General Information Boedeker Plastics consists of two distinct parts ... , Inc., TX (D) Brady Corp., Coated Products Div., WI Cadillac Plastics, CA (D) Cadillac Products, Inc., Div. of M.A. Hanna, MI Chisso America, Inc., NY (D) Coburn Graphic Films, Inc., NJ Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp., FL CPI (1) (Characters Per Inch) The measurement of the density of characters per inch on tape or paper. A printer's CPI button switches character pitch. (2) (Counts Per I , Inc., Continental Plastic Div., IL CYRO Industries, NJ Decorative Surfaces International, OH Decorative Surfaces International, IL Deerfield Urethane, Inc., MA DeWal Industries Inc., RI DuPont Co., Industrial Films Div., IL Duralam, Inc., WI E&T Plastic Manufacturing Co., NY (D) Exotic Automation & Supply, MI FBK FBK Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Italian) FBK Fédération Belge de Kinésiologie FBK Finet.binaries.keskustelu (binary newsgroup created to replace sfnet.tiedostot R.I. Medical Device Technologies, FBK International Corp., AL Fluorgias, NY Garland Manufacturing Co., ME GE Plastics, MA Gemini Plastic Enterprises Inc., CA Georgia-Pacific Corp., GA Globalpak, Inc., NH Hercules Inc., DE Hood Packaging Corp., ON HP Manufacturing Co., Inc., OH (D) Huntsman Packaging Co., Inc., UT ICI (language) ICI - An extensible, interpretated language by Tim Long with syntax similar to C. ICI adds high-level garbage-collected associative data structures, exception handling, sets, regular expressions, and dynamic arrays. Americas, DE Innovation Packaging, Inc., NY (D) International Paper, SC Kalex Chemical Products Inc. Elm Coated Pabrics Div., NY Kama Corp., PA Kings Specialty Co. Div. of Kings Film & Sheet, Inc., NY Laird laird n. Scots The owner of a landed estate. [Scots, from Middle English lard, variant of lord, owner, master; see lord. Plastics, WA (D) Ronald Mark Associates, NJ (D) Mitsubishi Polyester Film, SC Nichimen America Inc., NY (D) Northern Technologies International Corp., MN Noveon Static Control Polymers, OH Nylon Molding Corp., CA Pallflex Products Corp., CT Penn Fibre, Div. of The Specialty Group, Inc., PA (D) Plastic Suppliers, Inc., OH (D) Polymer Extruded Products, Inc., NJ Regal Plastic Supply Co., TX (D) Rotuba Extruders, Inc., NJ Rowland Technologies, Inc., CT Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, RI Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, NJ Spartech Plastics/Evanston, IL Stevens Urethane, JPS Elastomerics Corp., MA Sumitomo Plastics America, Inc., CA Transilwrap Co., Inc., IL (D) Uniplast Films, MA VPI-Mirrex LLC, DE Westlake Plastics Co., PA Williamson & Co., SC (D) OTHER MATERIALS Stock Shapes-Rod, Tube Acrilex, Inc., NJ (D) Aetna Plastics Corp., OH AIN Plastics, Inc., A subsidiary of Thyssen NA., NY (D) Alloy Technology international, Inc., NY Ampco Metal Inc., WI Atlas Fibre Co., IL AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., Technical Polymers, PA Randolph Austin Co., TX Berliner Plastics Inc., NY (D) Boedeker Plastics, Inc., TX (D) Brush Weilman Inc., OH Cadillac Plastics, CA (D) Cadillac Products, Inc. Div. of M. A. Hanna, MI Cleveland Tubing, Inc., TN Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp., PL Consolidated Polymer Technologies, Inc., FL Coorstek, CA Craftics Inc., IL (D) Dualite Plastics, Inc., LA Duall Plastics, Inc. Div. of American Piltration, MA E&T Plastic Manufacturing Co., NY (D) Ensinger-Hyde, PA Ensinger-Hyde Div. of Ensinger Inc., NJ Exotic Automation & Supply, MI FBK Medical Device Technologies, FBK international Corp., AL Fluorgias, NY Garland Manufacturing Co., ME Gehr Plastics Inc., PA Glasflex, Div. of Polycast Technology Corp., NJ Glastic Corp., OH Globalpak, Inc., NH Greene, Tweed & Co., PA Harkness Industries, Inc., CT Haysite Reinforced Plastics, An Alco industries Co., PA HP Manufacturing Co., Inc., OH (D) HyComp Inc., OH Innovation Packaging, Inc., NY (D) International Paper, SC ITW Thielex Plastics Corp., NJ Laird Plastics, WA (D) Lear Corp., MI Leed n. 1. A caldron; a copper kettle. Plastics Corp., CA (D) The Malish Corp., Plastics Div., OH MPH Enterprises, CA (D) Northern Technologies International Corp., MN Nytef Plastics, Ltd., IL Optical Polymers Lab Corp., RI Petro Plastics Co. Inc., NJ Phillips Scientific Co., Inc., SC Plastic Extruded Products Co., NJ Poly-Hi Solidur, Sub. of Menasha Corp., IN Precision Valve Corp. Tiros Plastics Products Div., NY (d) Duadrant Engineering Plastic Products, PA Regal Plastic Supply Co., TX (D) Reynolds Polymer Technology, Inc., CO Rotuba Extruders, Inc., NJ Royalite Thermoplastics Div. Uniroyal Technology Corp., IN S&L Plastics., Inc., PA Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, RI Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, NJ Seelye Plastics, Inc., MN Semasys, Inc., TX Silicone Products & Technology Inc., NY Southern Plastics Co., SC Stevens Urethane, JPS Elastomerics Corp., MA Sunlite Plastics, Inc., WI Surf Chemical, NJ Tri-Star Plastics Corp., MA (D) Union Plastics Co., NC Westlake Plastics Co., PA OTHER MATERIALS Stock Shapes--Sheet Acrilex, Inc., NJ (D) Aetna Plastics Corp., OH AIN Plastics, Inc., A subsidiary of Thyssen N.A., NY (D) Allen Extruders, Inc., MI Alpha Tech Extrusion, WI American Acrylic acrylic, artificial fiber made from a special group of vinyl compounds, primarily acrylonitrile. Acrylic fibers are thermoplastic (i.e., soften when heated, reharden upon cooling), have low moisture regain, are low in density, and can be made into bulky fabrics. Corp., NY American Duraflim Co. Inc., MA American Renolit Corp., NJ American Sheet Extrusion Corp., IN Aristech Acrylics LLC, KY Atlas Pibre Co., IL AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., Technical Polymers, PA B&F Plastics Inc., IN Basell USA Inc., Advanced Materials, MI BASP BASP British Association of Ski Patrollers BASP Broadcom Advanced Server Program BASP Bureau for Action on Smoking Prevention BASP Baath Arab Socialist Party (Iraq) BASP Business Analysis Strategic Planning Carp., Plastic Materials, NJ Bixby International Corp., MA Boedeker Plastics, Inc., TX (D) Brady Corp., Coated Products Div., WI Brush Wellman Inc., OH Cadillac Plastics, CA (D) Cadillac Products, Inc., Div. of M. A. Hanna, MI CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) Chisso America, Inc., NY (D) Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp., FL Coorstek, CA CPI, Inc., Continental Plastic Div., IL Craf tics Inc., IL (D) CTC Composite Technologies, OH CYRO Canada Inc., ON CYRO Industries, NJ Deerfield Urethane, Inc., MA DeWal Industries Inc., RI Dodge-Regupol, Inc., PA Dualite Plastics, Inc., LA E&T Plastic Manufacturing Co., NY (D) Ensinger-Hyde, PA Ensinger-Hyde, Div. of Ensinger Inc., NJ Exotic Automation & Supply, MI Ex-Tech Plastics, Inc., IL Exxene Corp., TX FBK Medical Device Technologies, FBK international Corp., AL Fluorgias, NY H.B. Puller Co., MN Garland Manufacturing Co., ME GE Plastics, MA Gehr Plastics Inc., PA Gemini Inc., MN Glasflex, Div. of Polycast Technology Corp., NJ Glastic Corp., OH Greene, Tweed & Co., PA Harkness Industries, Inc., CT Hayslte Reinforced Plastics, An Alco Industries Co., PA HP Manufacturing Co., Inc., OH (D) International Paper, SC Kalex Chemical Products Inc., Elm Coated Fabrics Div., NY Kama Corp., PA Kings Specialty Co., Div. of Kings Plim & Sheet, Inc., NY Kleerdex Co., NJ Laird Plastics, WA (D) Laminations, Inc., PA Lear Corp., MI Leed Plastics Corp., CA (D) MPH Enterprises, CA (D) Mueller Belting & Specialty, Inc., NJ (D) Northern Technologies international Corp., MN Noveon Static Control Polymers, OH Nylon Molding Corp., CA Nytef Plastics, Ltd., IL Optical Polymers Lab Corp., RI Panelgraphic Corp., NJ Penn Fibre Div. of The Specialty G roe p, Inc., PA (D) Pilkington Aerospace Inc., CA Plaskolite, Inc., OH Plastic Suppliers, Inc., OH (D) Pleiger Plastics Co., PA Poly-Hi Solidur, Sub. of Menasha Corp., IN Polymer Extruded Products, Inc., NJ Primex Plastics Corp., IN Quadrant quadrant, in analytic geometry quadrant. 1 In analytic geometry, one of the four regions of the plane determined by two lines, the x-axis and the y-axis. Engineering Plastic Products, PA Regal Plastic Supply Co., TX (D) Reynolds Polymer Technology, Inc., CO E.S. Robbins Corp., AL Rotuba Extruders, Inc., NJ Rowland Technologies, Inc., CT Royalite Thermoplastics Div. 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