We offer a wide variety of engineering plastics suitable for our customer’s application and at the best prices.

Engineering plastics are a group of plastic materials that have better mechanical and/or thermal properties than the more widely used commodity plastics (such as polystyrene, PVC, polypropylene, and polyethylene).

What are engineering plastics used for?

Engineering applications for plastics include mechanical units under stress, low friction components, heat, and chemical resistant units, electrical parts, housings, high light transmission applications, building construction functions, and many miscellaneous uses.

Examples of engineering plastics include polyamides (PA, nylons), used for skis and ski boots; polycarbonates (PC), used in motorcycle helmets and optical discs; and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA, major brand names acrylic glass and plexiglass), used e.g. for taillights and protective shields. The currently most-consumed engineering plastic is acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), used e.g. car bumpers, dashboard trim, and Lego bricks.

NSF Chemicals offers the following engineering plastics: