Polymer E-zine

Government Organizations

• European Union   www.europa.eu.int
• Building Research Establishment (UK)  www.bre.co.uk
• Fire Research Station (UK)  www.www.bre.co.uk/service.jsp?id=35
• The Patent Office (UK)  www.patent.gov.uk

Standards Organizations

• British Standards Institution (UK)  www.bsi.org.uk
• DIN -- Deutsches Institut für Normung eV (Germany)  www.din.de
• Euromap   www.euromap.org
• ISO -- International Standards Organisation  www.iso.ch
• RAL -- Deutsches Institut für Gütesicherung und Kennzeichnung eV (Germany)  www.ral.de
• Underwriters Laboratories (USA)  www.ul.com

Technology Organizations

• FrenchPlast (France)  www.frenchplast.com
• Geosynthetica (USA)  www.geosynthetica.net
• TWI (The Welding Institute) (UK)  www.twi.co.uk
• University of Akron, technology licensing (USA)  www.temarex.com

Trade Organizations

• American Plastics Council (USA)  www.plasticsresource.com
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft PVC und Umwelt eV (AgPU) (Germany) www.agpu.de
• Association of Rotational Molders (USA) www.rotomolding.org
• Assocomaplast (Italy) www.assocomaplast.com
• Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe www.apme.org
• British Plastics Federation (UK)  www.bpf.co.uk 
• European Committee of Machinery Manufacturers for the Plastics and Rubber Industries (EUROMAP) www.euromap.org
• European Council for Plasticisers & Intermediates www.ecpi.org
• European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers www.ecvm.org
• European Isocyanate Producers Association (ISOPA) www.isopa.org
• Gauge and Toolmakers Association (UK) www.gtma.co.uk
• Gesamtverband Kunststoffverarbeitende Industrie eV (GKV) (Germany) www.gkv.de
• Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association (India) www.www.irmra.org
• Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK)  www.iom3.org
• Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (Malaysia)  www.mpma.org.my
• Performance Textiles Association (UK)  www.pertexa.org.uk
• Polymer Machinery Manufacturers & Distributors Association (UK) www.pmmda.org.uk
• Plastindustrieforbundet (Norway)  www.pif.no
• Portuguese Association for the Mould Industry (Portugal)  www.cefamol.pt
• Society of Plastics Engineers (USA)  www.4spe.org
• Society of the Plastics Industry (USA)  www.socplas.org
• Verband der Chemischen Industrie eV (VCI)(Germany)  www.vci.de
• Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau eV (VDMA)(Germany)  www.guk.vdma.org/english/index.htm
• Verband Kunststofferzeugende Industrie eV (VKE)(Germany)  www.vke.de
• The Worshipful Company of Horners(UK)  www.horners.org.uk

Academic Organizations

• Boston University (USA)  polymer.bu.edu
• Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (UK)  www.eevl.ac.uk
• Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung eV (IKV) (Germany)  www.rwth-aachen.de/ikv/Ww/english.html
• Institute of Materials Library (UK)  www.lib.ic.ac.uk/depts/mlindex.htm
• IRC in Polymer Science & Technology (UK)  irc.leeds.ac.uk
• Penn State University Plastics Technology Deployment Center(USA)  ptdc01.bd.psu.edu/index.html
• University of Akron (USA)  www2.uakron.edu/cpspe/
• University of Milwaukee (USA)  www.uwm.edu/UniversityOutreach/catalog/ENG/index.shtml
• University of Missouri-Rolla (USA)  www.umr.edu/~wlf
• University of North London School of Polymer Technology (UK) www.unl.ac.uk/spt/
• University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Polymer Science (USA) www.psrc.usm.edu/index.html