Here are some websites of industry groups and other information sites that we have found to be useful in the plastics and applications for plastics areas.

Plastics Industry Associations:

• The American Plastics Council (APC)
• The British Plastics Federation
• The Canadian Plastics Industry
• The Institute of Packaging Professionals
• The Society for Automotive Engineers
• The Society of Plastics Engineers
• The Society of the Plastics Industry

Plastics Technologies and Applications:

• American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA)
• Brazil Institute of PVC
• The Commercial Flooring Network
• European PVC Producers
• The Vinyl Institute
• Vinyl FAQ’s from the SPI (PDF Link)

Magazines and Journals:

• Canadian Plastics
• China Plastic & Rubber Journal
• Modern Plastics
• Plastics Molding & Fabricating
• Plastics News
• Plastics News International
• Plastics Technology
• Reinforced Plastics Magazine

Learn more:

• About Specialty Minerals
  
  
• Specialty Applications of SMI products
• SMI minerals for plastics
  
  
• Minerals From Specialty Minerals Inc. A minerals introductory webpage