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  2. Timeline of plastic development - Wikipedia

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    Parkesine, the first member of the Celluloid class of compounds and considered the first man-made plastic, is patented by Alexander Parkes. [4] 1869: John Wesley Hyatt discovers a method to simplify the production of celluloid, making industrial production possible. 1872: PVC was accidentally synthesized in 1872 by German chemist Eugen Baumann ...

  3. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of particularly important ... Leo Baekeland invents bakelite, the first plastic made from synthetic ...

  4. Timeline of materials technology - Wikipedia

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    1908 – Cellophane invented by Jacques E. Brandenberger; 1909 – Bakelite hard thermosetting plastic presented by Leo Baekeland; 1911 – Superconductivity discovered by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes; 1912 – Stainless steel invented by Harry Brearley; 1916 – Method for growing single crystals of metals invented by Jan Czochralski

  5. Coca-Cola is dramatically scaling back its plastic promises

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    Its waste count was 33,830, out of 537,719 pieces of plastic waste the non-profit audited across 40 countries, with Coca-Cola bottles being the most common item found discarded, often in public ...

  6. Plastic - Wikipedia

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    Plastic consumption differs among countries and communities, with some form of plastic having made its way into most people's lives. North America (i.e. the North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA region) accounts for 21% of global plastic consumption, closely followed by China (20%) and Western Europe (18%).

  7. Timeline of events related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

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    This timeline of events related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) includes events related to the discovery, development, manufacture, marketing, uses, concerns, litigation, regulation, and legislation, involving the human-made PFASs. The timeline focuses on some perfluorinated compounds, particularly perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA ...

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  9. Bakelite - Wikipedia

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    The first plastic made from synthetic components, it was developed by Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, and patented on December 7, 1909. [3] Bakelite was one of the first plastic-like materials to be introduced into the modern world and was popular because it could be moulded and then hardened into any shape.