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<p>[QUOTE="daveydempsey, post: 639333, member: 22"]The term ‘’plastic’’ is derived from the Greek word ''plastikos'', meaning fit for moulding. This refers to the material’s malleability, or plasticity during manufacture.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plastics are organic materials, just like wood, paper or wool. The raw materials used to produce plastics are natural products such as cellulose, coal, natural gas, salt and crude oil.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="daveydempsey, post: 639333, member: 22"]The term ‘’plastic’’ is derived from the Greek word ''plastikos'', meaning fit for moulding. This refers to the material’s malleability, or plasticity during manufacture. Plastics are organic materials, just like wood, paper or wool. The raw materials used to produce plastics are natural products such as cellulose, coal, natural gas, salt and crude oil.[/QUOTE]
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