Only some thermoplastic materials can be transformed into films and sheets suitable for thermoforming.
Depending on the application and the cost, different materials can be used that determine the characteristics of the thermoformed product and the processes needed to make it.
This a thermoplastic made through the polymerization of ethylene with terephthalate acid in the presence of oxygen. It can become a synthetic fiber or a audiocassette tape, it is increasingly used in packaging for its brilliant transparency but its best known use is in bottles for mineral water and beverages.
High Density Polyethylene is mainly found in beverage and detergent bottles, pipes, industrial crates and chests, fuel tanks, tubing for transporting gas and water under pressure and toys.
This is a thermoplastic material made from ethylene and table salt. Industrially produced since 1930, thanks to its versatility, resistance to wear, chemicals and the weather, PVC is used in the most varied applications. It is used in the kitchen for food containers or in the walls, doors, windows and tiles of our homes as well as in credit cards; other examples of its
It was discovered by Gibson and Fawcett in 1935 and is made through the polymerization of ethylene. By modifying the polymerization process, it can take the form of: LDPE (Low Density PolyEthylene), in the form of bags and film, housewares, toys, containers and pipes.
This is a thermoplastic obtained through the polymerization of propylene. It is one of the most widely-used plastics in the world and is easily transformed into any object: from food containers, furnishings, bottles for detergents and personal hygiene product bottles to toys, carpeting and garden furniture.
This is a thermoplastic made by polymerizing styrene. It is made into food trays, tableware, plates and caps. It is also know in its expanded form (EPS), when it is completely white and light with sound-absorption properties: it is also used to carry ice cream home from the store on hot summer nights thanks to comfortable double-tray packaging: expanded polystyrene on the outside and thin, shockproof polystyrene on the inside.
All other plastics that do not fall within any of the above-listed categories. Independently of their characteristics, there are still recyclable with the standard procedures used for plastic.