| ABS | acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| ASA | acrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile |
| ATH | aluminium trihydrate |
| BDS | butadiene-styrene block copolymer |
| BMC | bulk moulding compound |
| BOPP | biaxially oriented polypropylene |
| BR | butadiene rubber |
| CA | cellulose acetate |
| CAB | cellulose acetate-butyrate |
| CAP | celluse acetate propionate |
| CE | cellulose |
| CMC | carboxymethyl celluse |
| CN | cellulose nitrate |
| CP | cellulose propionate |
| CSM | chopped strand mat (or) chlorosulphonated polyethylene (rubber) |
| DMC | dough moulding compound |
| ECTFE | ethylene chlorotrifluoro ethylene copolymer |
| EPDM | ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (elastomer) |
| EPM | ethylene-propylene rubber = EPR |
| EPR | ethylene-propylene rubber = EPM |
| EPS | expanded polystyrene |
| EVA | ethylene vinyl acetate |
| EVOH | ethylene vinyle achol |
| FEP | fluorinated ethylene-propylene |
| FRP | fibre reinforced polyester/plastics |
| GMT | glass mat thermoplastic |
| GPPS | general purpose polystyrene |
| GRP | glass reinforced plastic |
| HDPE | high density polyethylene |
| HEMA | hydroxyethyl methacrylate polymer |
| HIPS | high impact polystyrene = TPS |
| LCP | liquid crystal polymer = SRP |
| LDPE | low density polyethylene |
| LLDPE | linear low density polyethylene |
| MBS | methacrylate-butadiene-styrene terpolymer |
| MDPE | medium density polyethylene |
| MF | melamine formaldehyde |
| NBR | nitrile rubber = acrylonitrile butadiene rubber |
| NR | natural rubber |
| OPP | oriented polypropylene |
| PA | polyamide = nylon |
| PA 11 | nylon 11 |
| PA 12 | nylon 12 |
| PA 46 | nylon 46 |
| PA 6 | nylon 6 |
| PA 610 | nylon 610 |
| PA 66 | nylon 66 |
| PA 66/610 | nylon 66/610 copolymer |
| PAA | polaryl amide |
| PAI | polyamide imide |
| PAN | polyacrylonitrile |
| PB | polybutylene |
| PBT | polybutylene terephthalate = PTMT |
| PC | polycarbonate |
| PE | polyethylene |
| PEBA | polyether block amide |
| PEEK | polyetheretherketone |
| PEEL | polyester elastomer |
| PEI | polyester imide |
| PEK | polyetherketone |
| PES | polyether sulphone |
| PETG | PET copolymer |
| PETP | polyethylene terephthalate |
| PF | phenol formaldehyde |
| PFA | perfluoro alkoxyl alkane |
| PHB | polyhydroxybutyrate |
| PI | polyimide |
| PIR | polyisocyanurate rigid (foam) |
| PMMA | polymethyl methacrylate |
| PMP | polymethyl pentene |
| POM | polyoxymethylene |
| PP | polypropylene |
| PPE | polyphenylene ether |
| PPO | polyphenylene oxide |
| PPS | polyphenylene sulphide |
| PPSS | polyphenylene sulphide sulphone |
| PS | polystyrene |
| PSU | polysulphone |
| PTFE | polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PTMT | polytetramethylene terephthalate = PBT |
| PUR | polyurethane |
| PVA | polyvinyl acetate |
| PVB | polyvinyl butytral (butyrate) |
| PVC | polyvinyl chloride |
| PVCC | chlorinated polyvinyl chloride |
| PVCP | polyvinyl chloride plasticised |
| PVCU | polyvinyl chloride unplasticised |
| PVDC | polyvinylidene chloride |
| PVDF | polyvinylidene flouride |
| PVF | polyvinylflouride |
| PVOH | polyvinyl alcohol |
| SAN | styrene acrylonitrile (copolymer) |
| SBR | styrene butadiene rubber |
| SBS | styrene-butadiene-styrene (block copolymer) |
| SEBS | styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene |
| SIS | styrene-isoprene-styrene |
| SMA | styrene maleic anhydride |
| SMC | sheet moulding compond |
| SRP | self reinforcing polymer = LCP |
| TPE | thermoplastic elastomer |
| TPO | thermoplastic olefin (rubber) |
| TPR | thermoplatic rubber |
| TPS | toughened polystyrene = HIPS |
| TPU | thermoplastic polyurethane (rubber) = TPUR |
| TPUR | thermoplastic polyurethane (rubber) = TPU |
| TPX* | polymethyl pentene copolymer |
| UF | urea formaldehyde |
| UHMWPE | ultra high molecular weight PE |
| VC | vinyl chloride = VCM |
| VCM | vinyl chloride monomer = VC |
| XLPE | cross-linked polyethylene |