plastics

American  

[plas-tiks] / ˈplæs tɪks /

adjective

1. of or relating to a plastic or plastics.

   a plastics firm; plastics research.

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Etymology

Origin of plastics

First recorded in 1920–25; plastic, -ics

Example Sentences

These spills also have been shown to introduce waste products like plastics and drugs into rivers and seas.

From BBC

Import prices rose across the board: food, grains, metals, paper, plastics, rubber, computer chips and electronics.

From MarketWatch

Import prices rose across the board: food, grains, metals, paper, plastics, rubber, computer chips and electronics.

From MarketWatch

Around 70% of Japan’s consumption of naphtha, a key feedstock for plastics, comes from the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dell said the fossil-fuel shock in the Persian Gulf is poised to lead to shutdowns at refineries and petrochemical complexes in Asia, which in turn will affect the output of products such as plastics.

From The Wall Street Journal