Resin Chemicals

Chemical resin is a term used to describe synthetic resins. Natural resin is produced by most plants and is a thick, sticky fluid. The similarity between chemical resin and natural resin is that they both harden. Types of chemical resin include plastic resin, acrylic resin, polypropylene resin, and melamine resin.
Plastic resin is most often used to make product packaging. It is manufactured by heating hydrocarbons to break them down into smaller molecules. This process forms polymers which are combined with other polymers to form plastic resin. Resin suppliers sell the raw resin to packaging manufacturers who shape it into the desired plastic packaging. The most common form is polyethylene, which is used to make water bottles.