Packaging – food Dry food containers, plastic cups, disposable spoons/chopsticks Household items Box lids, cups, trays, small containers Electronics – refrigeration Small components, machine housings, accessories that are not resistant to strong impacts Medical equipment Test tubes, trays, sample containers (not requiring sterilization or impact resistance) Advertising – decoration Indoor signs, supermarket display boxes, mica shelves
Color Transparent, can be easily dyed Hardness Hard, brittle – easily broken when subjected to strong impacts High surface gloss, easy to shape products with smooth, bright surfaces Easy to process Easy to inject, extrude, vacuum form Good insulation, used in electronic components Chemical resistance Resistant to mild acids and weak bases, but not strong solvents Working temperature Up to about 80 – 100°C Recyclability Recyclable but not resistant to heat or high impacts
