Plastic carries a bad reputation for its negative effects on the environment. However, human development will never be able to do without this material, due to its value for industries and sectors such as aerospace, automotive or health, whose activity depends on the manufacturer of plastic tubes and other related accessories.

 

There is even a campaign aimed at making visible the positive aspects of this polymer. These include lightness, malleability, resistance or low cost, among others.

 

Discovered in 1860, plastic is a key material for the design of prosthetics and other orthopedic devices. In a broader sense, the medical sector benefits from said polymer by using it in a wide range of basic products, such as disposable syringes, sterile bags and containers, catheters, gauze or gloves.

 

In addition, the automotive industry has taken road safety to unthinkable levels thanks to plastic. Airbags, seat belts and other safety and security devices in public and private vehicles depend on this polymer for their manufacture.

 

But the utilities of plastic do not end here. From the beginning, the aerospace industry valued the qualities of this material, which has an optimal ratio of weight and resistance. This combination has made it possible to develop lighter aircraft, which have two clear advantages: lower fuel consumption and fewer polluting emissions.

 

On the other hand, avant-garde architecture and plastic have advanced hand in hand in the last century. In addition to reducing material costs and helping to moderate mining and deforestation (due to less dependence on metal and wood), this polymer has contributed to the creation of such innovative materials as EFTE or Ethylene TetraFluoroEthylene ‘crystal’.