Vessa is a plastics distributor in Turkey, providing commodity and technical plastics for the packaging, construction, automotive, electronics, agriculture, transportation and many other industries. There is a plastic raw material suitable for almost any application.
Plastics have moulded the modern world and transformed the quality of our life. There is no human activity where plastics do not play a key role, from clothing to shelter, from transportation to communication, from entertainment to health care. Plastics, because of their many attractive properties, such as lightweight, high strength and ease of processing, meet a large share of the materials we need at a comparatively lesser cost and causing lesser environmental implications. Plastics can be super tough, rigid as well as flexible, transparent as well as opaque and can allow permeation or act as a barrier material.
Plastics can be produced environmentally degradable, especially for packaging applications. There are expectations that in the near future plastics will be made even biodegradable and compostable, so that waste plastics can be handled the same way as wet food waste and agricultural waste.
Due to their relatively low cost, ease of manufacture, versatility and imperviousness to water, plastics are used in an enormous and expanding range of products. They have already displaced many traditional materials, such as wood, leather, paper, metal, glass and ceramic, in most of their former uses. The following summary lists some types of plastics and their application areas:
High-density Polyethylene (HDPE): Detergent bottles, milk jugs, molded plastic cases, supermarket bags.
Low-density Polyethylene (LDPE): Outdoor furniture, siding, floor tiles, shower curtains, clamshell packaging, supermarket bags, plastic bottles.
Polypropylene (PP): Bottle caps, drinking straws, yogurt containers, appliances, car fenders (bumpers), plastic pressure pipe systems.
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): Plumbing pipes, shower curtains, window frames, flooring.
Polystyrene (PS): Foam peanuts, food containers, plastic tableware, disposable cups, plates, cutlery, compact-disc (CD) and cassette boxes, refrigerator liners, food packaging, vending cups.
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET): Carbonated drink bottles, peanut butter jars, plastic film, microwavable packaging.
Polyamides (PA, Nylons): Fibers, toothbrush bristles, tubing, fishing line, low-strength machine parts such as engine parts or gun frames.
Polyester (PES): Fibers, textiles.
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS): Electronic equipment cases (e.g. computer monitors, printers, keyboards), drainage pipe.
Polycarbonate (PC): Compact discs, eyeglasses, riot shields, security windows, traffic lights, lenses.
Polyurethanes (PU): Cushioning foams, thermal insulation foams, surface coatings, printing rollers .
Melamine Formaldehyde (MF): One of the aminoplasts and used as a multi-colorable alternative to phenolics, for instance in moldings and the decorated top surface layer of the paper laminates .
Polyepoxide (Epoxy): Used as an adhesive, potting agent for electrical components and matrix for composite materials with hardeners including amine, amide and boron trifluoride.
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA, Acrylic): Contact lenses, glazing, aglets, fluorescent light diffusers, rear light covers for vehicles.
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE): Heat-resistant, low-friction coatings, used in things like non-stick surfaces for frying pans, plumber's tape and water slides. It is more commonly known as Teflon.
Urea-formaldehyde (UF): One of the aminoplasts and used as a multi-colorable alternative to phenolics. Used as a wood adhesive (for plywood, chipboard, hardboard) and electrical switch housings.
Silicone: Heat resistant resin used mainly as a sealant but also used for high temperature cooking utensils and as a base resin for industrial paints.
