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Plastics Take Over
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Bakelite, the earliest form of plastic, was first produced in 1909. Today plastics, which are made largely from petrochemicals, are second only to metals as the most important industrial product of our age. Each year the USA alone produces 30 million tonnes of plastic. | | Plastic |
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Book:
Incredible But True
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Incredible But True
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Chapter:
World Of Inventions
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