Principles Materials Media Glossary

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Aluminium

A lightweight, soft and non-rusting metal that is commonly used in packaging. Applications include foils or formed objects like cans and trays.

Use: Cans, foils, kitchen utensils and industrial components.

End of life (producer claim): Recyclable.

132. PVA glue

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131. Glue

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130. Colored glass

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129. Clear glass

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128. Magnets

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127. Titanium

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126. Copper

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125. Iron

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124. Tin

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123. Steel

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122. Aluminum alloys

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121. Aluminium

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120. Mirum

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119. Texan Vogue

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118. Forager

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117. Reishi leather

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116. Forest wool

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115. Tyvek

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114. Dyneema (DCF) / Cuben fiber

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113. X-Pac

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112. Bananatex

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111. Flax composite-Flaxco

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110. Woolcool

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109. Woola

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108. Tencel Lyocell

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107. Repreve

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106. Leather

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105. Wool

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104. Hemp

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103. Bamboo fabrics

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102. Viscose rayon

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101. Recycled cotton

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100. Cotton

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99. Recycled polyester (rPET)

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98. Polyester (PET)

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97. Ripstop nylon

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96. Nylon

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95. Scoby

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94. Natural rubber

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93. Japanese knotweed

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92. Plant leaves

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91. Mycelium foam

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90. Mycelium

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89. Cornstarch foam

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88. Seaweed

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87. Carbon black

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86. Plastic additives

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85. Thermoset plastics

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84. PMMA

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83. PC

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82. PVC

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81. BPA

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80. PU foam

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79. PU

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78. ABS

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77. EVOH

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76. EPS

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75. PS

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74. Cellophane

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73. EPP

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72. OPP and BOPP film

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71. PP foil

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70. PP

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69. HDPE

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68. EPE

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67. CPET

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66. RPET

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65. Senate Xanita

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64. PET trays

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63. PET

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62. FormPack Paper Bubble Wrap

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61. Kraft-Tex

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60. Flexi-hex

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59. Paper foam

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58. Newspaper wood

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57. Elephant dung paper

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56. Kraftplex

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55. Recoma

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54. Fibrease and Papira

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53. Vela paper

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52. Paptic

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51. Paperwise

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50. Cold seal

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49. Thermoformed pulp

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48. Thick-wall moulded pulp

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47. Beeswaxed paper

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46. Vellum paper

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45. Cotton paper

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44. Bamboo paper

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43. Honeycomb board

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42. Flute

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41. Single sided corrugated cardboard

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40. Cardboard

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39. Liquid carton board

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38. Paperboard

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37. Biocomposite

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36. Paper

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35. Biodegradable plastics

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34. Bio based plastics

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33. AirMycelium

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32. MycoComposite

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31. Solidwool

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30. Cocoform

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29. Ottan

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28. Stora Enso DuraSense

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27. Trifilon

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26. Sulapac

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25. BioFoam

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24. AirCarbon

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23. Solanyl

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22. FlexSea

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21. B'zeos

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20. Notpla

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19. Xampla

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18. Great Wrap

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17. NatureFlex

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16. Sway Seaweed

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15. Nuatan

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14. Shellmer

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13. Vivomer

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12. Hydropol

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11. RPET

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10. LDPE

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9. Pine

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8. Oak

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7. Birch

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6. Cork

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5. Pulp

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4. Bagasse

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3. Glassine

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2. Bamboo paper

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1. Coated paper

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