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Are plastic resin made out of natural resin?

Updated: 8/21/2019
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Cellulose and it derivatives like Bakelite are historic natural resin plastics. There is also an upswing of biodegradable plastis which include starch molecules in their molecular structure.The whole field of bioplastics is growing. These include:

  • Starch-based plastics
  • Cellulose-based plastics
  • Protein-based plastics
  • Aliphatic polyesters
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
  • Polyamide 11 (PA 11)
  • Polyhydroxyurethanes (PHU)
  • Lipid Derived Polymers
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No, they are usually made from petroleum.

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