Abstract: | The progress in the world plastics industry in 1992-1993 is given in this paper. The plastics output of US A, Japan, Federal Republic of Germany, the former Soviet Union, France, Italy, En gland and the output of Asia, West Europe (in eluding all of the countries of the European Common Market, as well as Austria, finland, Norway, Switzerland and Sweden), East Euroope, North America, Central South America and Oceanica. The output,consumption and synthesis technology for plastics material,the application and development of plastics product,and the new grades of resin are also introduced in great dedtail,classified as general thermoplastics resin (including PE,PP,PS,ABS and PVC) ,engineering plastics (including nylon,PC, thermoplastic Polyoxymethylene and modified PPO/ PPE ), thermoset resin (including phenolic, polyurethane, unsaturated polyester and epoxy resin), special engineering plastics (including PPS, liquid crystal poly mer,PES, polyether ether ketone and polyarylate)and others (including silicone resin and acrylic resin ). |