Concise Encyclopedia of Plastics

'An eclectic combination of formats, with tables, review articles, directory information, and a very extensive plastics glossary, this book contains some well-written initial review articles. The work's major portion, the section of alphabetical entries, is more extensive than comparable works like Whittington's Dictionary of Plastics (3rd ed., CH, Apr'94). The work is recommended for materials science and engineering collections, at the undergraduate level and above.' Choice, 38:8 (April 2001)

• A Plastics Overview: Figures and Tables.- The Plastics Phenomenon.- SPI: The Industry’s Voice.- Challenge 2000: Making Plastics a Preferred Material.- Advancing the Plastics Industry Through Education and Research.- Modern Plastics in the Year 2000.- Plastics Technology in the New Millennium.- Plastics News: Born to Feed Need for News.- Molding Our Future Vision.- Thinking Like a Manager and Managing for the Long Run.- Making Marketing Work.- The Plastics Industry: All Sectors, Including Machinery and Equipment.- Basics and Overviews of Plastics Fabricating Processes.- Guide to Processing Basics and Overview into the Future with Pictorial Views.- Fundamentals of Designing with Plastics and Reinforced Plastics.- Alphabetical Listing A to Z.- Appendices.- Appendix A. List of Abbreviations.- Appendix B. Conversion Tables.- Appendix C. Worldwide Plastics Industry Associations.- Appendix D. Worldwide Plastics Industry Events.- Appendix E. U.S. Government Publications and Groups.- Appendix F. Trade Magazines and Publications.- Appendix G. Websites on Plastics.- References.- About the Authors.