AA – acrylic acid
AAS – acrylonitrile-acrylate-styrene rubber
ABA –acrylonitrile-butadiene-acrylate
*ABS – acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
AC – ammonium chloride
ACH – acetaldehyde
*ACN – acrylonitrile (do not use AN which is ammonium nitrate)
ACS – acrylonitrile-chlorinated polyethylene-styrene terpolymer
ADA – adipic acid
ADN – adiponitrile
ADO – automotive diesel oil
AES – acrylonitrile-(ethylene-propylene)-styrene
AF – acrylic fibre
AMA –acrylate maleic anhydride terpolymer
AMMA – acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate
AMS – alpha-methyl styrene
*AN – ammonium nitrate
*API – active pharmaceutical ingredient; APIs – active pharmaceutical ingredients APO – amorphous polyolefin
APP – amorphous polypropylene
AS – ammonium sulphate
ASA – acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate
ASN – ammonium sulphate nitrate
ATH – aluminium trihydrate
ATS – ammonium thiosulphate
*avgas – aviation gasoline
*BD – butadiene
*BDO – butanediol (1,4-butanediol)
BDS – butadiene-styrene block copolymer
BGE – butyl glycol ether
BMC –bulk moulding compound
BMI – bismaleimide
BOPET – biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate
BOPP – biaxially oriented polypropylene
BPA – bisphenol A
BR – butadiene rubber, polybutadiene or polybutadiene rubber
*BTX – benzene, toluene, xylene
*butac – butyl acetate
butyl-A – butyl acrylate
*C2 – ethylene
*C3 – propylene
*C4 – butylenes (strictly a C4 carbon cut)
C5, C6, C7 etc – for C5, C6, C7 etc carbon cuts CA – cellulose acetate
CAB – cellulose acetate butyrate
CAN – calcium ammonium nitrate
CAP – cellulose acetate proprionate
*capro – caprolactam
CBFS – carbon black feedstock
CBT – cyclic polybutylene terephthalate
CC4 – crude C4 stream
*CFC – chlorofluorocarbon
CGP – chemical-grade propylene
CHDM – cyclohexane dimethanol
CMC – carboxymethyl cellulose
CN – cellulose nitrate
CNSL – cashew nut shell liquid
COC – cycloolefin copolymer
COP –copolyester thermoplastic elastomer CP – cellulose propionate
CNO – coconut oil
CPE – chlorinated polyethylene
CPP – chlorinated polypropylene
CPO – crude palm oil
CPP – clean petroleum products
CPVC – chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
CSD – carbonated soft drinks
CSM – chlorosulphonated polyethylene (rubber) CSS – caustic soda solution
CTA – cellulose triacetate
CTC – carbon tetrachloride
CTFE – chlorotrifluoroethylene
CTO – crude tall oil
*CX – cyclohexane
*DAP – diammonium phosphate
DBM – dibutyl maleate
DCPD – dicyclopentadiene
DDDA – dodecanedioic acid
DEA – diethanolamine
*DEG – diethylene glycol
DEP – diethyl phthalate
DIBP – di-isobutyl phthalate
DIDP – di-isodecyl phthalate
DINP – di-isononyl phthalate
