Polymers  Manufacturers, Traders, Suppliers

The term polymer is derived from the Greek word polymer, which means "many parts" in German. This also describes the basic properties of polymers. They consist of a large number of small, homogeneous molecule groups (monomers). In the case of smaller molecules, the connection between the individual monomers is in the form of linear chains. With very large polymer molecules (macromolecules) with more than 100,000 molecule groups, the monomer groups arrange flexibly in a kind of cluster.Polymers that consist of a single monomer type are homopolymers. Copolymers are composed of different types of monomers and polymer alloys are mixtures of several types of polymers and copolymers.Polymers - for which?In science, technology, medicine and also in daily life polymers play an important role. Organic plastics are used in the production of synthetic fibres, films, floor coverings, foams, paints, adhesives, binders, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. Some polymers such as polyacetylene are electrical conductors, which opens up completely new technological applications!A selection of important polymer types and their userubber: Rubber articles of all kinds, car tires, bicycle tirespolyester: Synthetic fibres, PET bottles, paint components Polyamides: Nylon, PerlonPenoplastics: Bakelite, billiard and cone balls, housing parts polyethylene: Shrink films, agricultural filmspolypropylene: Dashboards, battery cases, cable sheathing Polyvinyl ether (PVE): Adhesives, varnish raw materials, artificial leather, oil cloths polyvinyl acetate: Lacquers, binders, wood gluepolystyrene: StyroporEpoxy resins: Adhesive, corrosion protection