Phenol polymers are produced at an annual rate of 2.2 million metric tons per year in the United States for many industrial and commercial applications including durable plastics.
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布拉斯科,一家巴西化学制品公司,已经把一种从甘蔗里提炼出来的常用塑料树脂——聚乙烯商业化了。
Braskem, a Brazilian chemicals firm, has commercialised polyethylene-a commonly used plastic resin-made from sugarcane.
Cereplast hopes to offer a plastic made with algae for commercial sale by the end of 2010 and is projecting its annual sales will have doubled by then.