The relative requirements for oil would shift to making plastics and away from providing fuel.

It makes stiff plastics and hard paper for packaging purposes.

The company's main customers make paper, plastics, metals and cigarettes.

It is used as a catalyst in making plastics.

Only four per cent of the world's oil production is used to make plastics.

We slow down these reactions to make plastics, but they continue at a low level over time.

Grass is also used to make sugar, liquor, bread and plastics, among many other things.

It is also used as a catalyst for making plastics.

There are lots of different varieties though, which makes recycling plastics rather difficult!

The process of making plastics is usually quite complicated.