Material which contains as an essential ingredient an organic polymer and which at some stage in its processing into finished products can be shaped e.g., by flow, extrusion, or molding.
Note 1 to entry: Elastomeric materials, which also are not shaped by flow, extrusion, or molding, are not considered as plastics.
Note 2 to entry: Additives or other substances may have been added, and which can function as a main structural component of final products.
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