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Prospector Quick Tip: How to Find an Agency Rating for a Plastic Material

Prospector Quick Tip

This short video shows you how to verify an agency raing approval such as FDA, RoHS and REACH compliance for plastic materials. View demo (1 min)


What is the Most Suitable Replacement for a Material I'm Using Now?

Alternative Resin Search

This is one of the most common questions we get.

As you know, finding an alternative plastic can be overwhelming because there are more than 85,000 commercially available grades. That's why we created an invaluable way to Quickly find alternative plastics!

Matt Keller, a Design Engineer for Slingshot Product Development Group said it best, "Prospector's Alternative Plastics Search worked great for us! It helped us sort everything out quickly and save time - and frustration."

If you need to ...

  • find an alternative for a discontinued material
  • uncover lower cost replacement plastics
  • or locate a better performing resin

... Alternative Plastics Search in Prospector can instantly help you. Already in 2009, the tool has been used more than 32,000 times.

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Featured Marketplace Listings

Visit The Plastics Marketplace

Item # Family Description Form lbs $/lb
333-2551 PVC, Rigid PVC Rigid Regrind Beige from a component of an out... REGRIND
55,000
$0.22
343-2577 PC CLEAR FOR CLEAR REGRIND
44,000
$0.90
343-2578 PC PC CLEAR 2ND GENERATION REGRIND
44,000
$0.81
333-2548 PP, Unspecified PP Battery case, shredded, mix color, loss in the ... SCRAP
40,000
$0.23
65-2563 Nylon 66 Regrind Nylon 66 33%GF REGRIND
40,000
$0.38
65-2568 PPE+PS Repro Black PPE+PS Unfilled REPRO
40,000
$0.82
65-2574 PVC, Rigid Regrind Geon 3800 REGRIND
18,000
$0.20

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