2013Plastic and Artificial Rubber Industry in Basic Forms

non-volcanic thermoplastic plastics and elastics and resin blending on a common basis as well as the manufacture of uncommon synthetic resins. This subclass includes | the manufacture of plastics in basic forms, such as polymers based on ethylene, propylene, styrene, vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate, and acrylic; polyamides; phenolic and epoxy resins and polyurethanes; alkyd resins and polyesters and polyethers; silicone and ion-exchange polymers; | the manufacture of plastic powders, granules, or flakes by blending or reformulating plastic resins from recovered plastic waste; | the manufacture of recycled plastics by shredding and/or pelletizing previously processed plastic waste in material recovery; | the melting of plastics to produce granules or constituent compounds; | the manufacture of synthetic rubbers in basic forms, such as synthetic and factitious rubbers; | the manufacture of blends of synthetic rubber and natural rubber or latex (e.g., balata); | the manufacture of cellulose and its chemical derivatives.