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An Introduction to the History of Plastics
Overview of the history of the development of synthetic polymers. Includes information about celluloid, rayon (also known as artificial silk), bakelite, polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), synthetic rubber, and nylon ("the real star of the plastics industry in the 1930s. ... [It] was the first purely synthetic fiber, introduced by Du Pont Corporation at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City.") From a site that provides information for the U.S. packaging industry.
http://www.packagingtoday.com/intronaturalpolymers.htm
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