This is a timeline of the development of plastics, comprising key discoveries and developments in the production of
plastic
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic polymers, synthetic or Semisynthesis, semisynthetic materials composed primarily of Polymer, polymers. Their defining characteristic, Plasticity (physics), plasticity, allows them to be Injection moulding ...
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Pre 19th Century
19th Century
20th Century
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