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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 6. 1966.

[introduction]

The Role of synthetic resins and plastics in the modern world is enormous. It is growing rapidly and is far from static in nature. New materials are being developed and offered for use with great regularity by the giant supply houses of the United States, United Kingdom and Europe. A chemist in this sphere is faced with a rapidly changing range of products and must continually keep abreast of literature published throughout the world. With the considerable weight and techniques of advertising available to most suppliers, it becomes a major task to separate the product with genuine advantages from those with no advantage at all, or even detriment to his own product.

Synthetic resins and plastics are end products that differ widely in their application, but generally are composed of similar basic materials. The main resins and plastics used in New Zealand Industry are:—

(1) Alkyds

(2) Phenolics

(3) Acrylics

(4) Vinyls

(5) Urethanes

(6) Epoxy resins