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Plastics

scrap-ex covers plastics markets in the following grades.

Plastic Grades

Polymer ID Codes	Material	DIN Acronym	SPI Acronym	Typical Application
	Polyethylene Terephalate	PET	PETE	Soda Bottles
	High Density Polyethylene	PE-HD	HDPE	Water & Milk Bottles
	Polyvinylchloride	PVC	VP	Plumbing
	Low Density Polyethylene	PE-LD	LDPE	Film Wrap
	Polypropylene	PP	PP	Containers
	Polystyrene	PS	PS	Styrofoam, Plastic Plates
	All Other Resins	O	Others	Milk Cartons

Grades :

• PET Coloured
• PET Clear
• HDPE Coloured
• HDPE Clear
• Mixed polymer bottles

Re-processed:

• Hot washed 80:20 PET Flake
• Dry washed 80:20 PET Flake
• Hot Washed Jazz PET Flake
• Dry washed Jazz PET Flake
• R-PET Pellet
• HDPE Flake 

General Product description

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

PET is clear, tough, and has good gas and moisture barrier properties. Commonly used in soft drink bottles and consumer product containers. Recycled PET flakes and pellets are used in spinning fibre for carpet yarns, producing fibrefill and geo-textiles.

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

Examples of HDPE use is in bottles for water, milk, juice, water and laundry products. Un-pigmented bottles are translucent, have good barrier properties and stiffness. Because HDPE has good chemical resistance it is also used in packaging for many household and industrial chemicals. Pigmented HDPE bottles have better stress crack resistance than un-pigmented HDPE bottles.

Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)

LDPE is characterised by its relative toughness, flexibility and transparency. LDPE is also used to manufacture some flexible lids and bottles and is used in wire and cable applications

Polypropylene (PP).

Polypropylene has good chemical resistance, is strong, and has a high melting point making it good for hot-fill liquids

Vinyl (Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC)

PVC can be used in a diverse range of products which can be broadly divided into rigid and flexible materials.

UK Market Background

The UK uses over 5 million tonnes of plastic each year. Plastic is a valuable and finite resource which clearly needs to be seen as a Secondary Commodity which can be recycled into a product that can be traded and recycled again. Demand for secondary plastics is already very strong with interest from both UK manufactures and export driven markets.